Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis due to Campylobacter rectus infection

Qi Jie Nicholas Leo; Dennis Thomas Bolger Jr

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-203351

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis due to Campylobacter rectus infection

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 May 19:2014:bcr2013203351. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203351.

Authors

Qi Jie Nicholas Leo¹, Dennis Thomas Bolger Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
² Department of Hospitalist Program, Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis in a 55-year-old Chinese man who presented with headache, ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. Campylobacter rectus was eventually isolated from the blood cultures. He was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, anticoagulation and steroids with improvement in his condition. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by C. rectus.

2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy
Campylobacter rectus / isolation & purification*
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / drug therapy
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / microbiology*
Contrast Media
Drug Therapy, Combination
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Infusions, Intravenous
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Rare Diseases
Steroids / therapeutic use
Travel
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anticoagulants
Contrast Media
Steroids