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Cavernous sinus thrombosis following manipulation of fractured nasal bones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. U. Ahmmed ,
A. E. Camilleri  and
M. Small
A. U. Ahmmed*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, Lancashire, U.K.
A. E. Camilleri
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, Lancashire, U.K.
M. Small
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, Lancashire, U.K.
*
Address for correspondence: A. U. Ahmmed, 30 Warslow Drive, Sale, Cheshire M33 2XN.
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Abstract

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis is a serious infective condition with a high mortality and morbidity. We report the first case to our knowledge of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following manipulation of fractured nasal bone under general anaesthesia. The patient later developed complications of pneumonia with pleural effusion, a vegetative lesion of the mitral valve, and blindness.

Keywords

Cavernous sinusThrombosisNose deformitiesacquiredsurgery
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 69 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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