title: Rare but threatening complication of otitis media: lateral sinus thrombosis.
abstract: Although appropriate use of antibiotics has decreased mortality, lateral sinus thrombosis is a rare, important intracranial complication of acute otitis media. Herein is described the case of a 5-year-old patient with lateral sinus thrombosis after acute otitis media. We emphasize the need to be alert for lateral sinus thrombosis when treating acute otitis media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İhsan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Kafadar
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukaddes Esra
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sözen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Didem
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Büyüktaş Aytaç
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yalçın
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D020227:Lateral Sinus Thrombosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: acute otitis media; intracranial complication; lateral sinus thrombosis