eye disorders
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Treatment of Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Antibiotics by vein Surgery to drain infection Corticosteroids and other supplemental hormones High doses of antibiotics given by vein (intravenously) are started immediately in people with cavernous sinus thrombosis. The infected nasal sinus may be drained surgically, particularly if the person does not improve after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. Corticosteroids are sometimes given if the cranial nerves are affected. Corticosteroids and usually other supplemental hormones are given if there is hypopituitarism. It is not clear whether some people benefit from treatment with anticoagulants (drugs that prevent new blood clots from forming and established blood clots from growing). 