title: [Septic superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis].
abstract: We report a case of septic right superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis in an 84-year-old man with a suspected extracranial infection focus in the pharynx extending to the pterygoid fossa. The disease developed insidiously over a period of several weeks, and the diagnosis was confirmed by MR scanning. The literature on this uncommon cause of red, swollen eye is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, Diagnostisk Center, Radiologisk Klinik X. layla@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Layla Henry
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Abdulahad
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bollinger
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000473:pathology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis