A Case of Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Complicated by Sepsis.

Yang, Seok Woo; Kim, Jong Chan; Yim, Hye Bin

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(12):2234-2240.
Published online December 1, 1997.

A Case of Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Complicated by Sepsis.

Seok Woo Yang, Jong Chan Kim, Hye Bin Yim

Department of Ophthalmology Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Catholic University Medical College Inchon, Korea.

패혈증으로 합병된 패혈성 해면정맥동 혈전증 1예

양석우(Seok Woo Yang),김종찬(Jong Chan Kim),임혜빈(Hye Bin Yim)

Abstract

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis usually results from facial infection, paranasal sinusitis, otitis, dental infection, rarely, orbital cellulitis and is a serious sequalae-remained condition which has high mortality rate regardless of treatment. In early phase, it may be difficalt to differentiate orbital cellulitis from that disease because of similar clinical manifestations. We have experienced one case of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis which was caused by paranasal sinusitis and complicated by meninightis and sepsis in 45-year-old male who had taken self-medication for many years due to rheumatoid arthritis. We report this case with review of available literature.

Key Words: Meningitis;Orbital Cellulitis;Paranasal Sinusitis;Sepsis;Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis