Orbital Cellulitis with Apparent Thrombosis of the Left Cavernous Sinus and Perioptical Abscess Formation

Clin Neuroradiol. 2017 Sep;27(3):379-382. doi: 10.1007/s00062-017-0563-2. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Authors

B E Grüter¹, A Pangalu¹, K Landau², W Wichmann³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. werner.wichmann@usz.ch.

PMID: 28184950
DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0563-2

No abstract available

Keywords: Cavernous Sinus; Giant Cell Arteritis; Optic Nerve; Orbital Apex; Paranasal Sinus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / complications*
Cavernous Sinus / pathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Orbital Cellulitis / complications*
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / complications*
Thrombosis