Identifying and Managing Intracranial Complications of Sinusitis in Children: A Retrospective Series

BACKGROUND:Of patients admitted to hospital with sinusitis, about 3% have an intracranial complication. We describe the clinical features, laboratory data, imaging findings, and outcomes of pediatric patients with intracranial complications of sinusitis. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2011-03, Vol.30 (3), p.222-226
Hauptverfasser:	Hicks, Caitlin W, Weber, Joseph G, Reid, Janet R, Moodley, Manikum
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bacterial arthritis and osteitis Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Child Female Hospitalization Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis - diagnosis Meningitis - drug therapy Meningitis - pathology Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous) Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Retrospective Studies Sinusitis - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND:Of patients admitted to hospital with sinusitis, about 3% have an intracranial complication. We describe the clinical features, laboratory data, imaging findings, and outcomes of pediatric patients with intracranial complications of sinusitis. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all pediatric patients
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f86398