Septic cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis: a review of 35 cases.
Thirty-five cases of septic cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis seen over the past 5 years are reviewed. Of these 80% were secondary to infection of the medial 1/3rd of the face. In more than 2/3rds of the cases the infecting organism was Staphylococcus aureus. Even with appropriate antibiotic therapy the overall mortality was 34.3%.
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Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification