1. Bilateral Longus Colli Abscesses as a Complication of Advanced Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
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Jaclyn Lee, Sarah M. Tittman, Ashley M. Bauer, Brandon I. Esianor, and Rakesh K. Chandra
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,biology ,business.industry ,Cerebral infarction ,Retropharyngeal abscess ,Cavernous sinus thrombosis ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Longus Colli ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Staphylococcus hominis ,medicine ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,Abscess ,business ,Complication - Abstract
Known complications of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis include retropharyngeal abscess, cavernous sinus thrombosis, intracranial abscess, and associated sequelae. We describe the case of a patient with longus colli abscess formation resulting from acute pansinusitis, complicated by bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis in the setting of concurrent viral pneumonitis, severe sepsis, and a large area cerebral infarction. The bilateral longus colli abscesses were drained via stereotactic image-guided endonasal sinus surgery, yielding Staphylococcus hominis in culture. The described disease progressed rapidly over a 2-week course amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- 2021
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