“…With the extension of thrombophlebitis in to the jugular bulb and internal jugular vein, pain may be present in the neck, particularly on rotation The antibiotic era has seen a change in not only the clinical presentation of lateral sinus thrombosis, but also bacteriology 1 . Beta haemolytic streptococcus is no longer dominant organism 1,6 . Since chronic, rather than acute infection more commonly precede lateral sinus thrombosis, cultures characteristically yields mixed flora including bacteroids, staphylococcus, enterobacteriaceae, proteus, pseudomonas and other species 1,3,4 .…”