title: Postauricular abscess leading to internal jugular vein thrombosis: a case report.
abstract: Thrombosis of the internal jugular vein (IJV) is uncommon. It usually responds to conservative medical treatment. We describe a case of IJV thrombosis in a 31-year-old man. The patient was successfully treated with IJV ligation after conservative therapy had failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA. linusnavypilot@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Robert Sean
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Steward
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology*; D019547:Neck Pain; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed