title: The intracranial complication of acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. halisunlu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H Halis
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goktan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egrilmez
mesh_terms: 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