Subdural empyema and unilateral pansinusitis due to a tooth infection
Derin, Serhan ; Sahan, Murat ; Hazer, Derya Burcu LU
and Sahan, Leyla
(2015)
In BMJ Case Reports
2015.
- Abstract
Paranasal sinus infections are very common. Dental infections, tumours and anatomical malformations can cause unilateral sinusitis. Most cases can be treated without complications. However, rare life-threatening intracranial complications can occur. Generally, an intracranial complication progresses rapidly and can cause meningismus, focal neurological disorders, loss of consciousness and seizures. In such cases, an emergency craniotomy and concurrent sinus surgery are required. This article presents a 16-year-old patient with pansinusitis and subdural empyema that developed after a dental abscess.
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- author
- Derin, Serhan
; Sahan, Murat
; Hazer, Derya Burcu
LU
and Sahan, Leyla
- publishing date
- 2015-06-29
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- in
- BMJ Case Reports
- volume
- 2015
- publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- external identifiers
-
- pmid:26123452
- scopus:84939513064
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
- DOI
- 10.1136/bcr-2014-207666
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: Copyright 2015 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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