2015, Number 4
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Otorrinolaringología 2015; 60 (4)
Thrombosis of cavernous sinus and of left internal carotid artery secondary to acute rhinosinusitis in an immunocompromised pediatric patient
Pérez-Espejo CR, Sevilla-Delgado YB, Boronat-Echeverría NE, Aguirre-Mariscal H
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 257-260
PDF size: 433.98 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Infections of the upper airways are among the most common causes of consultation, reaching complicated with rhinosinusitis between 1-10%. The rhinosinusitis presents complications between 0-6% of cases, being fatal as much as 5% of patients. The classification of Chandler of complications of rhinosinusitis includes cavernous sinus thrombosis as orbital and intracranial complication. The cavernous sinus thrombosis has a mortality of 20-50% and a morbidity of 22% currently, despite treatment with antibiotics.
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