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PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
Volume 25, Issue 10, Pages 681-683Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181bec90c
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lateral sinus thrombosis; otolaryngological infections
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Lateral sinus thrombosis complicating head and neck infections is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. We report 4 pediatric cases of lateral sinus thrombosis occurring in different settings (2 patients with acute otitis media, 1 patient with chronic otitis media, and another with acute tonsillitis) to emphasize the nonspecific clinical presentation of this complication. In all our cases, early diagnosis was missed. Keeping a high index of suspicion when dealing with these infections is a reasonable approach.
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