Case of Chronic Otitis Media with Intracranial Complication and Contralateral Extracranial Presentation.
Intracranial complications of chronic otitis media have been on the decline with advent of antibiotics. Septic thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus is rarer compared to commoner complications such as otogenic brain abscesses and meningitis. This patient presented with recurrent infection after left mastoidectomy secondary to cholesteatoma and a contralateral internal jugular vein thrombosis with parapharyngeal abscess, which was drained. He recovered well postoperatively with antibiotics.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Penang, Malaysia.
X Y
0000-0003-1989-1635
XY
Yeoh
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Penang, Malaysia.
P S
PS
Lim
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Penang, Malaysia.
K C
KC
Pua
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