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Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosis as a Complication of Acute Otitis Media in a 6-Year-Old Male

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Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 May 16:1455613211015752. doi: 10.1177/01455613211015752. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Sigmoid sinus thrombosis (SST) is a potentially life-threatening complication of otitis media which is nowadays rare due to the widespread use of antibiotics. A high index of suspicion is necessary to allow for a timely diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. Intravenous wide-spectrum antibiotics and a cortical mastoidectomy are the mainstay of treatment. There i s no consensus regarding the necessity of anticoagulants in pediatric patients. We present a 6-year-old boy who presented with an SST as a result of acute otitis media.

PMID:33993776 | DOI:10.1177/01455613211015752

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