A CASE OF CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS WITH CHRONIC SINUSITIS

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  • Takedomi Hirotaka
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Tada Tsuyoshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Umibe Akiko
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Hosokawa Yu
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Anazawa Utaro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Hachisu Takuya
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Yoshimura Tsuyoshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • Tanaka Yasuhiro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital

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  • 副鼻腔炎に続発した海綿静脈洞血栓症の1例

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<p>　Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is an intracranial complication of rhinosinusitis that has become quite rare due to improvements in with the introduction of effective antibiotics. If misdiagnosed and left improperly treated, CST can be fatal. We describe a patient with CST who was surgically treated without any deleterious after-effects. A 27-year-old woman without any significant past medical history presented at our hospital with the complaints of headache and right exophthalmos. She was admitted to our hospital, where imaging assessment indicated a diagnosis of CST. After emergency endoscopic sinus surgery to remove the inflamed portions of the sinus, she was administered steroid and anticoagulant therapy. There were no complications and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 17. Cavernous sinus thrombosis must be diagnosed early and treated promptly to prevent it from becoming fatal.</p>

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  • JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

    JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 59 (5), 237-242, 2016

    Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

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