Dangerous Headache: A Case of Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Protein S Deficiency
Author(s) -
M Hari Kumar,
Angeline Deepthi,
Deepak Singh,
Banu Virupakshappa,
R. Rahul
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24959.9303
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , sinusitis , complication , surgery , maxillary sinus , venous thrombosis , orbit (dynamics) , engineering , aerospace engineering
Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis (DVST) is a sporadic cause of headache. DVST is a recherché complication of maxillary sinus infection. Maxillary sinusitis infection may spread directly to orbit via lamina papyracea and it is expedited by the presence veins of breschet. The authors present a clinical case of dural sinus thrombosis with protein S deficiency and also describe an effective management approach for DVST.
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