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Cavernous sinus thrombosis: a rare complication of sinusitis
1State Hospital of Muğla, Department of Otolaryngology, Turkey.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|February 14, 1997
Summary
Intracranial complications from sinus infections are rare but serious. Prompt antibiotic treatment for cavernous sinus thrombosis can lead to excellent recovery without surgery.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Otolaryngology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Intracranial complications of sinusitis are rare due to antibiotics.
- Prognosis is improved with medical therapy.
- A patient with a history of frontal bone trauma developed intracranial complications after an upper respiratory infection.