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Superior vena cava syndrome: presenting symptom of silent otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ferit Tovi ,
Menachem Hirsch  and
Albert Gatot
Ferit Tovi*
Affiliation:
Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat (Drs. Tovi and Gatot), and Radiology (Dr. Hirsch), Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Menachem Hirsch
Affiliation:
Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat (Drs. Tovi and Gatot), and Radiology (Dr. Hirsch), Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Albert Gatot
Affiliation:
Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat (Drs. Tovi and Gatot), and Radiology (Dr. Hirsch), Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
*
F. Tovi, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Soroka Medical Centre, P.O. Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.
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Abstract

An extensive lateral sinus thrombosis secondary to silent otitis media, in a patient with a nephrotic syndrome, is presented. The thrombotic process progressed asymptomatically until the occlusion of the superior vena cava. Removal of the intractable pathology within the mastoid and administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy, prevented the further propagation of the life-threatening condition.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 7 , July 1988 , pp. 623 - 625
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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