Frontiers in Medicine
Acute otitis media complicated by mastoiditis and otogenic transverse-sigmoid sinus thrombosis in an adult: a case report on infectious pathogenesis and multidisciplinary therapy
Background Acute otitis media is usually a self-limited bacterial infection; however, in rare cases, contiguous spread to the mastoid and adjacent dural venous sinuses may result in life-threatening intracranial complications. Otogenic transverse-sigmoid sinus thrombosis is uncommon in adults and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge because its early presentation may be nonspecific and evidence guiding management remains limited. Case presentation We report the case of a 32-year-old man with no relevan …