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Successful Treatment of Dental Infection-Induced Chronic Cavernous Sinus Thrombophlebitis With Antibiotics and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin: Two Case Reports.

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Two patients developed cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis from a tooth infection. A 36-year-old man experienced a severe headache with bilateral third and sixth cranial nerve palsies after extraction of his left upper third molar. Another 53-year-old diabetic man developed fever, headache, and

THE TREATMENT OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOPHLEBITIS WITH HEPARIN AND CHEMOTHERAPY.

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Heparin and dicumarol in cavernous sinus thrombosis.

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Cavernous sinus thrombosis during pregnancy.

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Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) represents a rare but devastating disease process that may be associated with significant long-term patient morbidity or mortality. Rapid diagnosis and aggressive medical and surgical management are imperative for patients with CST. We present the case of a

Septic Bilateral Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis With Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia

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Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is an extremely rare diagnosis that is characterized by nonspecific signs and symptoms. It is often precipitated by a recent facial or sinus infection, as the venous supply from these areas drains into the cavernous sinus. This case highlights significant

Cavernous sinus thrombosis: successful treatment using functional endonasal sinus surgery.

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OBJECTIVE Infections of the paranasal sinuses can be complicated by septic thrombosis of the cavernous venous sinuses. After standard antibiotic treatment, fewer than 50% of the patients recover completely, and the mortality rate is approximately 30%. We chose to treat this potentially catastrophic

Cavernous sinus thrombosis following dental extraction: a rare case report and forgotten entity.

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Prior to the advent of efficacious antimicrobial agents, the mortality rate from cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) was effectively 100%. There have been very few reports of CST associated with tooth extraction. A 40-year-old female presented to the emergency room with swelling over the right side of

Bilateral intraorbital abscesses and cavernous sinus thromboses secondary to Streptococcus milleri with a favorable outcome.

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A 51-year-old woman with left proptosis, diplopia, headache, and nausea was found to have bilateral intraorbital abscesses, left superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis, bilateral cavernous sinus thromboses, and a left temporal lobe intracerebral abscess. Because the paranasal sinuses were unaffected, a

[The usage of light density heparin (fraxiparin) in the treatment of orbital phlegmonous cellulitis with orbital veins and thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus].

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A case of 72 years old man, diabetic, suffering from phlegmonous cellulitis with orbital veins and sinus cavernous thrombophlebitis as a nasal vestibule furuncle complication is presented. Apart from the application of antibiotics and surgical procedure, the patient was treated from beginning with

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis complicated by occlusion of the internal carotid artery and multiple embolic strokes after surgery of an anorectal abscess: a clinical chameleon.

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BACKGROUND Septic thrombosis of the cavernous sinus (CST) is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition mostly caused by facial or ear, nose, and throat infections. Anatomic structures in vicinity of the cavernous sinus are thereby susceptible to inflammatory damage. In particular nervous

[Cerebral venous thrombosis. Report of 76 cases].

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Progress in neuroimaging has led to a considerable change in our knowledge of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Together with a series of 76 cases, a review of literature is presented. CVT is a far from negligible variety of stroke. It may occur at any age and despite numerous causes (nowadays

Bilateral blindness from orbital cellulitis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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OBJECTIVE To describe bilateral blindness resulting from infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS Observational case report. METHODS A 44-year-old man developed proptosis, ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, and no light perception vision after attempting to

[Acquired protein C deficiency in ulcerative colitis. The cause of thromboembolic complications].

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Three patients with an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis (a 40-year-old and a 31-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman) developed a protein C deficiency (serum protein C activity between 32 and 48%). In the two men the protein C deficiency was diagnosed only after the onset of severe

Postpartum Aortic Bifurcation Thrombosis on the Background of Thrombophilic Disorder.

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Two main causes of arterial thrombosis are known: fi rst - atherosclerosis, extensively studied, and the second - atrial fi brillation. The lack of any risk factors and the occurrence at young age of a thrombotic event requires us to investigate possible other conditions, including inherited

A rare infective cause of stroke in an immunocompetent child

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Background: Infections are a common cause of childhood stroke with variable presentation. The current case describes a rare infective cause of venous and arterial stroke in an immunocompetent girl with management implications.

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