Cavernous sinus thrombosis following sinusitis results in all of the following signs except:
Ptosis and ophthalmoplegia occur in cavernous sinus thrombosis due to involvement of III and IV and V cranial nerves. Retinal vessels are also engorged but pupils are fixed and dilated,due to involvement of III nerve and sympathetic plexus. Ref Dhingra 5/e,p 214.
Constricted pupil in response to light
Engorgement of retinal veins upon ophthalmoscopic examination
Ptosis of eyelid
Ophthalmoplegia
Nose and paranasal sinuses