Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis Inducing Papilledema and Proptosis as A Consequence of Severe Ethmoid and Sphenoid Sinusitis

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Identifier 20080311_nanos_posters_090.pdf
Title Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis Inducing Papilledema and Proptosis as A Consequence of Severe Ethmoid and Sphenoid Sinusitis
Creator Zaydan, Islam M; Felton III, Warren L; Martin, Mary Jo; Reeves, Julianna
Subject Proptosis; Papilledema; Acute Sinusitis
Description 16 y/o white male patient with acute onset of headache, fever following surfing on the Potomac River, evaluated at a local hospital with noncontrasted head cr which showed sphenoid/ethmoid sinusitis and started on oral antibiotics with no reliefofhis symptoms. The patient was re-evaluated 4 days later with contrasted head cT which showed extension of the sinusitis to involve the ethmoid and the sphenoid sinuses. He was admitted for intravenous antibiotics (clindamycin and ceftazidime), After 3 days he developed acute proptosis as, mild ocular pain, pain on eye movement.The patient was evaluated by an ophthalmologist who documented normal VA, motility and fundus exam. The diagnosis oforbital cellulitis was suspected. He was transferred to a tertiary care facility for further management. Past medical history significant for refractive error.
Date 2008-03-11
Language eng
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Source 2008 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2008: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6d53tbh
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Secondary Steven Galetta, MD; Lynn Gordon, MD, PhD
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 180916
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d53tbh
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