Sinusitis complicated by dural sinus thrombosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-110

  Booker, Julian ^a   Musher, Daniel ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Dural sinus thrombosis; Endocarditis; Pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALAISE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REVIEW; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEFTRIAXONE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 34447096047     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.02.011     Document Type: Review

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