CAVEROUS SINUS SEPTIC PHLEBITIS
\kˈe͡ɪvəɹəs sˈa͡ɪnəs sˈɛptɪk flɛbˈa͡ɪtɪs], \kˈeɪvəɹəs sˈaɪnəs sˈɛptɪk flɛbˈaɪtɪs], \k_ˈeɪ_v_ə_ɹ_ə_s s_ˈaɪ_n_ə_s s_ˈɛ_p_t_ɪ_k f_l_ɛ_b_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Formation of a blood clot composed of platelets and fibrin in the CAVERNOUS SINUS of the brain. Infections of the paranasal sinuses and adjacent structures, CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, and THROMBOPHILIA are associated conditions. Clinical manifestations include dysfunction of cranial nerves III, IV, V, and VI, marked periorbital swelling, chemosis, fever, and visual loss. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p711)
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- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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