Cavernous sinus thrombosis presenting with diplopia in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Gupta, Vikas ^a,d   Keller, Anne ^a   Halliday, William ^b   Sanche, Stephen ^c   Hassegawa, Wanda ^a   Messner, Hans ^a   Kiss, Thomas ^a   Lipton, Jeffrey ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Diplopia; Fungal infection; Neurological complications

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; OCTREOTIDE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; DIPLOPIA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOSES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 4243141763     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20145     Document Type: Article

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