Sinusitis FAQ

Can sinus infection spread into the brain?

Question:

ENTconsult wrote: > this sounds like it went from the frontal sinus into the ethmoid and then into > the brain. Not a common occurance.  

How common is it for the sinus infection to spread into the bone of the skull? — Steven D. Litvintchouk                   Email:  s…@mitre.org                 Disclaimer:  As far as I am aware, the opinions expressed herein             are not those of my employer.

Response:

Spreading and infecting the bone of the maxillary or frontal sinus is still reatively rare, considering the huge number of persons who do have sinusitis. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.TinnitusRelief.net

Response:

this sounds like it went from the frontal sinus into the ethmoid and then into the brain. Not a common occurance.  Not stated here but I suspect he had a previous fracture involving the sinuses and that was the real cause. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.TinnitusRelief.net

Response:

Filed under: Maxillary sinusitis

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