Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Nouha Farhat

Publications

• Case Report
  Cavernous Sinus Syndrome as the Presentation of Systemic Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  Author(s): Khadija Sonda Moalla, Nouha Farhat, Salma Sakka, Olfa Hdiji, Hanen Haj Kacem, Mariem Damak and Chokri MhiriKhadija Sonda Moalla, Nouha Farhat, Salma Sakka, Olfa Hdiji, Hanen Haj Kacem, Mariem Damak and Chokri Mhiri
  
  Background: Cavernous sinus (CS) involvement has rarely been reported in malignant lymphoma. CS syndrome is uncommon as an initial presentation of non-Hodgkin’s extra nodal lymphomas. Case report: A 57-year-old man presented with a one-month history of headache, ocular pain and diplopia. Neurological examination revealed incomplete palsy of the left III and right VI nerves, and sensory loss of the first division of the left trigeminal nerve. Initial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suggested left CS thrombosis. Despite optimal anticoagulation therapy, he developed right oculomotor nerve palsy, with ptosis and mydriasis of the left eye and bilateral sensory loss of the first and second division of the trigeminal nerves. MRI demonstrated a homogenous tissue lesion occupying the CS with moderate gadolinium enhancement. A body scan showed hepatosplenomegaly with hep.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001061

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