Year: 2000 Vol. 66 Ed. 3 - (14º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 290 to 293
Sphenoid Sinusitis with Intracranial Extension: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Author(s):
Walmir E. P. A. D'Antonio*,
Cláudio M. E. Ikino*,
Ana R. R. Olim**,
Ronaldo C. Santos Jr.***,
Ossamu Butugan****.
Keywords: sphenoidal sinusitis, complications of sinusitis, intracranial abscess
Abstract:
Sinusitis are entities that rarely risks patient's life, but they can eventually present orbital, bony or even intracranial complications. Relating to these aspects, sphenoidal sinusitis seems to be a very singular pathology. The sphenoid sinus, besides it rarely is the isolate site of an infeccious process, when involved seems to have complications in a great part of the patients. Early diagnosis and effective treatment should be remembered for a better control of morbidity and mortality of sphenoiditis. The authors report a case of sphenoid sinusitis with intracranial complications that had a satisfactory evolution with clinical management.
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