Cavernous sinus thrombosis

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Sinuses

It is treated with high-dose intravenous (through a vein) antibiotics. Sometimes surgery is needed to drain the infection.

Cavernous sinus thrombosis can be fatal. However, the death rate of this condition has improved tremendously since the introduction of antibiotics.

Call your doctor right away if you have:

• Eye pain
• Loss of vision
• Bulging of your eyes
• Drooping eyelids
• Inability to move your eye in any particular direction

Review Date: 09/11/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.