Cavernous sinus infection manifested by Horner's syndrome and ipsilateral sixth nerve palsy.
A 20-year-old man presented with a left sixth nerve paresis associated with ipsilateral Horner's syndrome several days after surgical drainage of a facial abscess. This unusual association between sixth nerve palsy and Horner's syndrome is presented and its neuroanatomic correlation is discussed.
D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed