Orbitary-palpebral abscess. Acute rhinosinusitis was not healed
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.620Keywords:
abscess, edema, eyeball, eyelid, rhinosinusitisAbstract
Case Report: We present a case report in a 20-year-old boy who attended the Emergency Unit with proptosis, redness and righteye- swelling, fluctuating in palpation, accompanied by fever and moderate flu symptoms. He had been suffering from a severe acute rhinosinusitis with abundant nasal mucus for some weeks before, that regarding the evolution, was undertreated.
Discussion: After CT scan and diagnosis of orbitary abscess as a result of an acute rhinosinusitis complication, the patient underwent surgical drainage and appropriate intravenous antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. He recovered in a few days, and the microbiology results revealed aerobic and anaerobic germs (Streptococcus intermedius and Eikenella corrodens).
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