Pediatric COVID-19–Associated Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

This report details the physical and imaging findings associated with a pediatric case of cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) that developed in the setting of COVID-19 infection, sinusitis, and orbital cellulitis. COVID-19 is rarely associated with CST but may contribute to the development by inducing...

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Main Authors: Tyler Pfister, Claci Ayers, Lawrence Stack
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Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2022-10-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0234
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spelling doaj-art-eaf3b927001341e98e9aa4e5f7da46a22025-08-20T02:11:46ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642022-10-011810.7326/aimcc.2022.0234Pediatric COVID-19–Associated Cavernous Sinus ThrombosisTyler Pfister0Claci Ayers1Lawrence Stack21Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nashville, TennesseeThis report details the physical and imaging findings associated with a pediatric case of cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) that developed in the setting of COVID-19 infection, sinusitis, and orbital cellulitis. COVID-19 is rarely associated with CST but may contribute to the development by inducing hypercoagulability.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0234
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