Cavernous sinus thrombosis due to ipsilateral sphenoid sinusitis
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Acute sphenoid sinusitis leading to contralateral cavernous sinus thrombosis: a case report.
INTRODUCTION The objective of this article was to report a case of isolated, acute, right-sided sphenoid sinusitis that progressed to contralateral cavernous sinus thrombosis in an 18-year-old male patient. We describe the atypical presentation of this case and discuss the relevant anatomy, pathogenesis, presentation, diagnostic evaluation and treatment. CASE REPORT A case report of sphenoid ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227302