Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
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J Miss State Med Assoc · Nov 2010
Case ReportsBilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis following community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection: a case report and review of the literature.
We describe a case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infection leading to bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) and subsequent left eye blindness in a previously healthy, immunocompetent woman. A secondary objective is to document all published cases of MRSA induced CST. ⋯ In selecting empiric antibiotic coverage for septic CST, the practitioner should use antibiotics that are active against CA-MRSA to help prevent morbidity and mortality.