Before the advent of antibiotics, cavernous sinus thrombosis of septic origin was invariably fatal (Grove, 1936). After the introduction of sulphonamides and antibiotics, Shaw (I 952) collected from the literature sixty cases of cavernous sinus thrombosis in which these drugs were used, and observed that the mortality rate had come down to II 7 per cent., but that 77 per cent. of those who surv...

A 55 year old male patient was operated on for a massive and vascular acoustic neurinoma in a sitting position. The tumor was completely excised. Post-operatively, the patient developed irritability and clinical features suggestive of contralateral cavernous sinus thrombosis. CT scan showed air within the dural walls of the cavernous sinus on the side of surgery. However, there was no radiologi...

BACKGROUND Thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus is a rare but serious disease that most often affects young adults and children. It is associated with significant morbidity or mortality and is often related to local infections of the head. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings and is confirmed by imaging. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 17-year-old male with a history of recurren...

Radiographic signs of cavernous sinus thrombosis were found in eight consecutive patients with an angiographic diagnosis of carotid-cavernous sinus fistula; six were of the dural type and the ninth case was of a shunt from a cerebral hemisphere vascular malformation. Diagnostic features consisted of filling defects within the cavernous sinus and its tributaries, an abnormal shape of the caverno...

OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of unilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by contralateral sphenoid sinusitis. CASE REPORT A 33-year-old female visited our hospital for severe, right-sided, temporal headache, chemosis, periorbital edema, and proptosis. These signs were associated with congested erythematous nasal mucosa with purulent discharge from the right superior nasal meatus. Contr...

To cite: Lee HR, Kim HW, Park JH, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213314 DESCRIPTION Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is thrombophlebitis in the cavernous sinus. It is an unusual complication of paranasal sinusitis, otitis media and, less often, pharyngitis and dental infection, affecting the anatomic structures running in the cav...

Background: Thrombophilia due to Protein C deficiency is a rare condition, present in 0.2% of general population. Cerebral venous thrombosis has an incidence 3-4 cases per million adults. A combination both very uncommon. Patients with these conditions are prone life-threatening superinfections. Case: 51-year-old woman presented pressing frontal headache accompanied left periorbital edema, feve...