Objectives: Sinus venous thrombosis (SVT) is a rare complication of acute otitis media (AOM) with acute mastoiditis (AM), which during recent years has been associated with (Fn) infection. Our objective was to review clinical, microbiologic, and hematologic features of paediatric otogenic SVT, with a specific focus on the role of Fn.
Methods: A retrospective database review in a tertiary paediatric hospital between 2000-2019.
Results: Fifty children aged 6-155 months were treated for AM with SVT. Forty-seven (94%) underwent cortical mastoidectomy. Forty-six children received low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). Follow-up imaging revealed recanalisation in 92% of cases. No long-term neurologic or haematologic complications were observed. Since 2014, when anaerobic cultures and PCR were routinely used in our institute, Fn was isolated from 15/21 children with SVT. Their time to recanalisation was longer, and the rate of lupus anticoagulant antibodies (LAC) was higher than in the 6 non-Fn patients. Children positive for LAC also had a longer time to recanalisation.
Conclusions: Fn is a common pathogen in AM with SVT; its thrombogenic role was demonstrated by a higher prevalence of LAC and a longer time to recanalisation.
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