ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Orbital abscess
;
Subperiosteal abscess
;
Orbital cellulitis
;
Proptosis
;
Phlegmon
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A series of 65 patients suffering from acute inflammatory disease of the orbit was studied by CT. Ethmoiditis was the cause in the vast majority; trauma and dental extraction played a lesser role in causation. Orbital cellulitis was diagnosed in 17 and subperiosteal abscess in the remaining 48. It was not possible to differentiate 33 pus-containing abscesses from the six with inflammatory masses (phlegmons). The satisfactory response to aggressive medical treatment in those patients with inflammatory masses that were not drained justifies a more conservative approach; surgical drainage being reserved for those with a deterioration in proptosis, ocular movements or vision. Six abscesses arose de novo, of which some were in the orbital fat rather than the subperiosteal space.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00593326
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