Fatal paranasal sinusitis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia.
Trigeminal neuralgia is rare in patients with paranasal sinusitis. The authors describe a case of paranasal sinusitis that appeared as an insidious onset of trigeminal neuralgia along the distribution of ophthalmic and maxillary branches, followed by rapid intracranial invasion with temporal meningoencephalitis and subdural empyema, and finally a fatal outcome.
Lin
Yen-Wen
YW
Lin
Shinn-Kuang
SK
Weng
I-Hsin
IH
D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology