The intracranial complication of acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis.
Acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis is a rare, potentially destructive entity, which has indistinct clinical findings and non-specific symptoms. Hence, it can be easily be misdiagnosed. We present and discuss a case of an isolated sphenoiditis with intracranial complication.
Unlu
H Halis
HH
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. halisunlu@yahoo.com
Aslan
Asim
A
Goktan
Cihan
C
Egrilmez
Murat
M
D000293:Adolescent; D020226:Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed