Preferred Label : cavernous sinus thrombosis;
MeSH definition : Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the CAVERNOUS SINUS of the brain.
Infections of the paranasal sinuses and adjacent structures, CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA,
and THROMBOPHILIA are associated conditions. Clinical manifestations include dysfunction
of cranial nerves III, IV, V, and VI, marked periorbital swelling, chemosis, fever,
and visual loss. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p711);
MeSH synonym : sinus thrombosis, cavernous; thromboses, cavernous sinus; thrombosis, cavernous sinus; cavernous sinus thromboses;
CISMeF synonym : sinus thromboses, cavernous;
MeSH hyponym : septic phlebitis, cavernous sinus; cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis; Caverous Sinus Septic Phlebitis; Phlebitis, Cavernous Sinus, Septic; Cavernous Sinus, Phlebitis, Septic; Cavernous Sinus Thrombophlebitides; Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Cavernous; Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Cavernous; Thrombophlebitides, Cavernous Sinus; Thrombophlebitis, Cavernous Sinus; Cavernous Sinusitis, Septic; Septic Cavernous Sinusitides; Sinusitides, Septic Cavernous; Sinusitis, Septic Cavernous;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous sinus thrombosis;
Origin ID : D020226;
UMLS CUI : C0238454;
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Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the CAVERNOUS SINUS of the brain.
Infections of the paranasal sinuses and adjacent structures, CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA,
and THROMBOPHILIA are associated conditions. Clinical manifestations include dysfunction
of cranial nerves III, IV, V, and VI, marked periorbital swelling, chemosis, fever,
and visual loss. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p711)
