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| *It is understood that the main cause of cavernous sinus thrombosis is [[bacterial infection]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name="pmid25621244">{{cite journal| author=Varshney S, Malhotra M, Gupta P, Gairola P, Kaur N| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis of nasal origin in children. | journal=Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2015 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 100-5 | pmid=25621244 | doi=10.1007/s12070-014-0805-4 | pmc=4298578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25621244 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7161604">{{cite journal| author=Clifford-Jones RE, Ellis CJ, Stevens JM, Turner A| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 1982 | volume= 45 | issue= 12 | pages= 1092-7 | pmid=7161604 | doi= | pmc=491689 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7161604 }} </ref>
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| **[[Staphylococcus aureus]] may account for two-thirds of cases of cavernous sinus thrombosis.
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| **Other typical organisms include:<ref name="pmid25621244" /><ref name="pmid7161604" />
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| ***[[Streptococcus|Streptococcus species]] (approximately 20% of cases)
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| ***[[Pneumococcus]] (5%)
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| ***[[Gram-negative|Gram-negative species]] such as [[Proteus]]
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| ***[[Haemophilus|Hemophilus]]
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| ***[[Pseudomonas]]
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| ***[[Fusobacterium]]
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| ***[[Bacteroides]]
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| ***[[Gram-positive bacteria|Gram-positive species]] such as [[Corynebacterium]] and [[Actinomyces]]
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| * In cavernous sinus thrombosis, a blood clot develops in the [[Cavernous sinus|sinus cavernous]] structure to prevent the infection from spreading to brain, but it often blocks the blood flow out of the brain.<ref name="pmid7161604">{{cite journal| author=Clifford-Jones RE, Ellis CJ, Stevens JM, Turner A| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 1982 | volume= 45 | issue= 12 | pages= 1092-7 | pmid=7161604 | doi= | pmc=491689 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7161604 }} </ref><ref name="pmid25621244">{{cite journal| author=Varshney S, Malhotra M, Gupta P, Gairola P, Kaur N| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis of nasal origin in children. | journal=Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2015 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 100-5 | pmid=25621244 | doi=10.1007/s12070-014-0805-4 | pmc=4298578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25621244 }} </ref>
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| * Septic cases of cavernous sinus thrombosis are usually caused by central facial infections, especially within the [[danger triangle of the face]] (from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose).<ref name="pmid7161604">{{cite journal| author=Clifford-Jones RE, Ellis CJ, Stevens JM, Turner A| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 1982 | volume= 45 | issue= 12 | pages= 1092-7 | pmid=7161604 | doi= | pmc=491689 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7161604 }} </ref><ref name="pmid25621244">{{cite journal| author=Varshney S, Malhotra M, Gupta P, Gairola P, Kaur N| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis of nasal origin in children. | journal=Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2015 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 100-5 | pmid=25621244 | doi=10.1007/s12070-014-0805-4 | pmc=4298578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25621244 }} </ref>
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| * The main sources of infection include:<ref name="pmid25621244">{{cite journal| author=Varshney S, Malhotra M, Gupta P, Gairola P, Kaur N| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis of nasal origin in children. | journal=Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2015 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 100-5 | pmid=25621244 | doi=10.1007/s12070-014-0805-4 | pmc=4298578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25621244 }} </ref>
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| ** [[Mastoiditis]]<ref name="pmid7119951">{{cite journal| author=Venezio FR, Naidich TP, Shulman ST| title=Complications of mastoiditis with special emphasis on venous sinus thrombosis. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 1982 | volume= 101 | issue= 4 | pages= 509-13 | pmid=7119951 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7119951 }} </ref>
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| ** [[Otitis media]]<ref name="pmid18552016">{{cite journal| author=Kuczkowski J| title=[Thrombophlebitis of venous sinuses in otitis media]. | journal=Otolaryngol Pol | year= 2007 | volume= 61 | issue= 5 | pages= 769-73 | pmid=18552016 | doi=10.1016/S0030-6657(07)70523-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18552016 }} </ref>
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| ** [[Abscess]]<ref name="pmid24665189">{{cite journal| author=Verma R, Junewar V, Singh RK, Ram H, Pal US| title=Bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis and facial palsy as complications of dental abscess. | journal=Natl J Maxillofac Surg | year= 2013 | volume= 4 | issue= 2 | pages= 252-5 | pmid=24665189 | doi=10.4103/0975-5950.127664 | pmc=3961908 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24665189 }} </ref>
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| ** [[Cellulitis]]<ref name="pmid28629401">{{cite journal| author=Allegrini D, Reposi S, Nocerino E, Pece A| title=Odontogenic orbital cellulitis associated with cavernous sinus thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a case report. | journal=J Med Case Rep | year= 2017 | volume= 11 | issue= 1 | pages= 164 | pmid=28629401 | doi=10.1186/s13256-017-1309-0 | pmc=5477346 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28629401 }} </ref>
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| ** [[Sinusitis]]<ref name="pmid23497466">{{cite journal| author=Komatsu H, Matsumoto F, Kasai M, Kurano K, Sasaki D, Ikeda K| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by contralateral sphenoid sinusitis: a case report. | journal=Head Face Med | year= 2013 | volume= 9 | issue= | pages= 9 | pmid=23497466 | doi=10.1186/1746-160X-9-9 | pmc=3605125 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23497466 }} </ref>
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| ** Dental infections or procedures (even a posterior [[Alveolar|superior alveolar nerve]] block entering the [[pterygoid plexus]])<ref name="pmid25247150">{{cite journal| author=Yeo GS, Kim HY, Kim H, Kwak EJ, Jung YS, Park HS et al.| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by a dental infection: a case report. | journal=J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg | year= 2014 | volume= 40 | issue= 4 | pages= 195-8 | pmid=25247150 | doi=10.5125/jkaoms.2014.40.4.195 | pmc=4170663 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25247150 }} </ref>
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| * The other rare causes of cavernous sinus thrombosis include:
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| **[[Fungal infection]]<nowiki/>s<ref name="pmid23120086">{{cite journal| author=Munjal M, Khurana AS| title=Fungal infections and cavernous sinus thrombosis. | journal=Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2004 | volume= 56 | issue= 3 | pages= 235-7 | pmid=23120086 | doi=10.1007/BF02974362 | pmc=3451890 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23120086 }} </ref>
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| **[[Head injury|Severe head injuries]]<ref name="pmid26957825">{{cite journal| author=Ghuman MS, Salunke P, Sahoo SK, Kaur S| title=Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in closed head trauma: A call to look beyond fractures and hematomas! | journal=J Emerg Trauma Shock | year= 2016 | volume= 9 | issue= 1 | pages= 37-8 | pmid=26957825 | doi=10.4103/0974-2700.173865 | pmc=4766763 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26957825 }} </ref>
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| **Autoimmune conditions such as [[lupus]]<ref name="pmid28065614">{{cite journal| author=Singh RK, Bhoi SK, Kalita J, Misra UK| title=Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Presenting Feature of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. | journal=J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis | year= 2017 | volume= 26 | issue= 3 | pages= 518-522 | pmid=28065614 | doi=10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.12.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28065614 }} </ref>
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| **[[Pregnancy]]<ref name="pmid27146007">{{cite journal| author=López F, Santamarta E, Martínez P, Sáiz-Ayala A, Llorente JL| title=Cavernous sinus thrombosis during pregnancy. | journal=Auris Nasus Larynx | year= 2017 | volume= 44 | issue= 2 | pages= 232-236 | pmid=27146007 | doi=10.1016/j.anl.2016.04.006 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27146007 }} </ref>
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| ===Life-threatening Causes=== | | ===Life-threatening Causes=== |
| *Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of [[disease name]], however complications resulting from untreated [[disease name]] is common. | | *Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of [[disease name]], however complications resulting from untreated [[disease name]] is common. |
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Dental
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