Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis with bilateral secondary orbital infection

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Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-116

  Goawalla, A ^a   Mansell, N ^a   Pearson, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Orbital cellulitis; Sinusitus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; HEMOGLOBIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHEMOSIS; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; ORBIT TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34447126358     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830600675418     Document Type: Article

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