title: Transverse sinus thrombosis associated with otitis media and mastoiditis.
abstract: A case of transverse sinus thrombosis is described in an adolescent male with antecedent meningomyelocele corrected by surgery, and ventriculo-peritoneal derivation. Four months before the occurrence of thrombosis, he presented with bilateral otitis media and mastoiditis, and was treated with antibiotic. Magnetic resonance images were not obtained before referral to our hospital. The patient received full anticoagulation and his clinical course was uneventful. He remains asymptomatic under outpatient surveillance till this report. The aim of reporting the case is to emphasize the role of otologic infections in the origin of intracranial thrombotic phenomena, and highlights the findings of magnetic resonance venography for characterization of intracranial sinus thrombosis.
authors: Department of Medicine, Catholic University and Armed Forces Hospital (HFA), Brasília-DF, Brazil. vitorinomodesto@gmail.com
authors: Vitorino Modesto
authors: VM
authors: Santos
authors: Erika Renata Nascimento Cavalcanti
authors: ER
authors: Oliveira
authors: Maria Santos
authors: MS
authors: Barcelos
authors: Nathalia Celeghin
authors: NC
authors: Figueiredo
authors: Fabio Hebert Borges
authors: FH
authors: Santos
authors: Paulo Gustavo
authors: PG
authors: Bergerot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020227:Lateral Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010690:Phlebography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants