Cavernous sinus thrombosis following odontogenic and cervicofacial infection.
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is rarely seen clinically as a complication of infectious processes since the discovery of penicillin. At the present time, dental abscess is an uncommon cause of CST. We now report our experiences with a 60-year-old diabetic male, who developed CST 38 days after extraction of an infected upper third molar tooth. The importance of eradicating regional cervicofacial foci of infection is stressed.
Yun
M W
MW
Department of Otolaryngology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hwang
C F
CF
Lui
C C
CC
D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016983:Enterococcus; D005145:Face; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed