Huth, Markus; Caversaccio, Marco (2015). Thrombophlebitis of the temporal vein as an extracranial complication of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Ear, nose & throat journal, 94(8), E48-E51. Vendome Group
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)A 39-year-old white man presented with a swollen left upper eyelid secondary to progressive acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS). Physical examination found a 40% reduction in vision in the left eye and right-sided erythematous temporal swelling with tenderness to palpation. Computed tomography revealed the presence of an inflammatory lesion in the left orbit. Duplex ultrasonography demonstrated a thrombotic occlusion in the right superficial temporal vein (STV). For treatment of the complicated ARBS, the patient received intravenous antibiotics and underwent surgery. The STV thrombophlebitis was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin. Postoperatively, the patient recovered completely and his vision normalized; 10 days later, duplex ultrasonography showed a patent STV. The development of contralateral STV thrombophlebitis is conceivably facilitated by venous anastomoses of the scalp in the front of the head. As a result, embolic spread would be a possible complication of infectious ABRS foci communicating with intraorbital and pericranial veins. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a complication of ARBS in the literature.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Huth, Markus, Caversaccio, Marco |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1942-7522 |
Publisher: |
Vendome Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Markus Huth |
Date Deposited: |
02 Mar 2016 14:12 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:52 |
PubMed ID: |
26322458 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/76297 |
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