THROMBOSIS OF THE CAVERNOUS SINUS
- 23 August 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 134 (17) , 1452-1456
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1947.02880340006002
Abstract
Though thrombosis of the cavernous sinus is not common, it is not sufficiently rare to warrant reporting isolated cases unless they possess some unusual aspects. In this article we have endeavored to survey the existing literature, both before and since the advent of chemotherapy and the anticoagulants, and to report 3 cases with unusual aspects. The term "cavernous sinus thrombosis" is used in a generic sense and includes cases of phlebitis, thrombophlebitis and phlebothrombosis as well as true aseptic thrombosis. By far the majority of cases reported are of septic origin and would therefore be classified as phlebitic or thrombophlebitic. Aseptic thrombosis and phlebothrombosis are usually secondary to trauma, a failing circulation or to other noninfectious inflammation of the cavernous sinus. Although thrombosis of the cavernous sinus is usually unilateral in its clinical manifestations, there is almost always bilateral involvement histopathologically because of the anatomic communications between the two cavernousKeywords
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