Septic right superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis complicated by left sphenoid sinusitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-318

  Gomi, Harumi ^a   Gandotra, Susheer D ^a   Todd, Christine Y ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDITIS; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; PTOSIS; SEPSIS; SINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 17444384220     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410021135-1     Document Type: Article

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