Cavernous sinus thrombosis: linking a swollen red eye and headache

Lancet. 2014 Sep 6;384(9946):928. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61404-5.

Authors

Hiroshi Sakaida¹, Masayoshi Kobayashi², Ai Ito³, Kazuhiko Takeuchi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan. Electronic address: hsakaida@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
³ Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.

PMID: 25209492
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61404-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / complications*
Female
Headache / etiology*
Humans
Papilledema / etiology*
Rhinitis / complications*
Sinusitis / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcus anginosus
Tomography, X-Ray Computed