Chronic subdural hematoma leading to fatal cavernous sinus thrombosis

Sunil Kumar; AP Jain; S Jain; SK Kale

doi:10.4103/0974-2700.44684

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Year : 2009 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 48-50

Chronic subdural hematoma leading to fatal cavernous sinus thrombosis

Sunil Kumar¹, AP Jain¹, S Jain², SK Kale³
¹ Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
² Department of ENT, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Sunil Kumar
Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.44684

Presented is a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis in a young female with fatal outcome. There were not any septic focus, no history of head trauma, no relation with pregnancy. Computed tomography scan of brain showed chronic subdural hematoma. An attempt is made to correlate the aetiopathology with the clinical features of this rare case presentation.

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