Case Report

Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia

Volume: 2 Number: 3 December 7, 2019
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Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia

Abstract

There are some orbital and intracranial complications of acute and chronic inflammation of paranasal sinuses. Some fatal complications can be encountered despite the wide use of antibiotics. Periorbital cellulitis occurs as a result of inflammation of ethmoid sinuses and is mostly seen in childhood. This clinical condition is characterized by swelling, redness, and ocular pain but the vision is unaffected. A 16-year-old boy with amblyopia on the left eyeball was admitted to our outpatient clinic with a complaint of a headache lasting for two days. Medical treatment was started with the diagnosis of acute sinusitis. In the second day of treatment, the patient was admitted to our clinic because of swelling, redness, and pain on the right eyeball and was hospitalized with the diagnosis of right periorbital cellulitis. Despite using two different intravenous antibiotics, the patient’s visual acuity was decreased and his eyeball movements’ limitation was increased within hours. The patient did not respond to treatment and therefore subperiosteal orbital abscess was drained surgically. It is important to consider the age and other conditions of a patient to decrease mortality and morbidity when treating a patient with swelling of the eyelids. Sinusitis is a common disease that may cause an orbital abscess, epidural abscess, and intracranial complications.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Otorhinolaryngology

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Ahmet Aksoy This is me
Türkiye

Kürşat Ramazan Zor This is me
0000-0001-9280-3481
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 7, 2019

Submission Date

July 18, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 6, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.177

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA92AE74BJ

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RIS / Bibtex
APA
Aksoy, A., Özata Güngör, Ö., & Zor, K. R. (2019). Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 2(3), 92-94. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.177
AMA
1.Aksoy A, Özata Güngör Ö, Zor KR. Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019;2(3):92-94. doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.177
Chicago
Aksoy, Ahmet, Özge Özata Güngör, and Kürşat Ramazan Zor. 2019. “Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 2 (3): 92-94. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.177.
EndNote
Aksoy A, Özata Güngör Ö, Zor KR (December 1, 2019) Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 2 3 92–94.
IEEE
[1]A. Aksoy, Ö. Özata Güngör, and K. R. Zor, “Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia”, Eur J Rhinol Allergy, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 92–94, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.5152/ejra.2019.177.
ISNAD
Aksoy, Ahmet - Özata Güngör, Özge - Zor, Kürşat Ramazan. “Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 2/3 (December 1, 2019): 92-94. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.177.
JAMA
1.Aksoy A, Özata Güngör Ö, Zor KR. Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019;2:92–94.
MLA
Aksoy, Ahmet, et al. “Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, vol. 2, no. 3, Dec. 2019, pp. 92-94, doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.177.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Aksoy, Özge Özata Güngör, Kürşat Ramazan Zor. Orbital Abscess in the Case of Amblyopia. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019 Dec. 1;2(3):92-4. doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.177

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