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Cavernous sinus thrombosis following odontogenic and cervicofacial infection

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Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is rarely seen clinically as a complication of infectious processes since the discovery of penicillin. At the present time, dental abscess is an uncommon cause of CST. We now report our experiences with a 60-year-old diabetic male, who developed CST 38 days after extraction of an infected upper third molar tooth. The importance of eradicating regional cervicofacial foci of infection is stressed.

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  1. Departments of Radiology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    M. Wen-Der Yun & C. F. Hwang

  2. Otolaryngology and Radiology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    C. C. Lui

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Wen-Der Yun, M., Hwang, C.F. & Lui, C.C. Cavernous sinus thrombosis following odontogenic and cervicofacial infection. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 248, 422–424 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01463569

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