Acute bilateral ophthalmoparesis due to bacterial meningitis in the setting of sphenoid sinusitis
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Intracranial complications of sinusitis, including meningitis, are uncommon in childhood. Among pediatric patients admitted for treatment of sinusitis, 3.2% were found to have an intracranial complication. Conversely, among pediatric patients with intracranial infections, only 2.4% had infections secondary to sinusitis. Infection of the sphenoid sinuses, however, merits particular concern. Thes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0008-4182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.05.002