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Bhaswati Ghoshal1, Subhrajit Lahiri2, Chandrani Chakroborty3, Diya Chakraborty4.
Abstract
This is a case of bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis in a five-and-a-half-year-old boy who presented with bilateral proptosis with difficulty in swallowing and excessive salivation. Clinical features along with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and hemogram diagnosed the case as bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis and retropharyngeal abscess with third cranial nerve palsy. The patient was treated with standard regimen successfully. Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a very rare complication of retropharyngeal abscess.Entities:
Keywords: Cavernous sinus; Retropharyngeal abscess; Third nerve palsy; Thrombosis
Year: 2014 PMID: 30834066 PMCID: PMC6387665 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2014.20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oman Med J ISSN: 1999-768X