title: Blindness from septic thrombophlebitis of the orbit and cavernous sinus caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum.
authors.affiliation: Yonca Ozkan Arat Medicine, Scurlock Tower, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 902, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Yonca Ozkan
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Arat
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shetlar
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D020226:Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents