Treatment
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is treated with high-dose intravenous (through a vein) antibiotics. Sometimes surgery is needed to drain the infection.
Prognosis (Expectations)
Cavernous sinus thrombosis can be fatal. However, the death rate of this condition has improved tremendously since the introduction of antibiotics.
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your doctor right away if you have:
- Bulging of your eyes
- Drooping eyelids
- Eye pain
- Inability to move your eye in any particular direction
- Vision loss
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis : Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis & Tests
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis : Treatment
Review Date : 2/5/2010
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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