Bacterial sinusitis and its frightening complications: subdural empyema and Lemierre syndrome

• Main Authors: Gabriel Núncio Benevides (Author), German Alcoba Salgado Jr (Author), Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author), Alfredo Elias Gilio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The symptoms of a previously healthy 14-year-old female with an initial history of tooth pain and swelling of the left maxillary evolved to a progressive headache and altered neurological findings characterized by auditory hallucinations, sleep disturbances, and aggressiveness. She was brought to th...