PRIMARY PRESENTATION OF SPONTANEOUS JUGULAR-VEIN THROMBOSIS TO THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST - IN 3 DIFFERENT PATHOLOGIES

An otolaryngologist is conversant with the potential of middle-ear dis ease leading to lateral sinus thrombosis and subsequent jugular vein t hrombosis, although this is becoming an increasingly rare event. Spont aneous jugular vein thrombosis from non-otological causes, however, is not well described in the otolaryngology literature. We present three cases of jugular vein thrombosis who presented primarily to the Otola ryngology department each attributable to a different pathology includ ing discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and metasta tic malignancy. Awareness needs to be increased of this condition in t he differential diagnosis of acute neck swelling and neck pain.