Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis ; A Complication of Acute Pansinusitis |
Jae Myung Shim, MD, Soo Hwan Kim, MD, Sang Won Yeo, MD, and Young Ro Lee, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
급성 부비동염에 병발한 해면양 정맥동 혈전증 1예 |
심재명 · 김수환 · 여상원 · 이영로 |
가톨릭대학교 의학부 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis was fatal in preantibiotic era approaching its mortality rate to 100%. Since the advent of antibiotics in the 1940s, the incidence of the condition and the mortality from it have been markedly reduced. Only rarely are cases reported now. Recently, we experienced a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis with cheek abscess followed by acute pansinusitis and treated with antibiotics alone without residual sequelae. Because there are few recent cases in the otolaryngologic literature, we report a case of it and review the literatures to reacquaint with the diagnostic and managing considerations.
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