J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1999 Apr;40(4):1122-1126.
Surgical Aspiration of Orbital Abscess in a 4-month-old Neonate: 1 Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Depaartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dankook University.
Abstract
- Orbital abscess is an inflammatory disease of the orbit which usually aries in children or adults. However, it also arises in infants and an appropriate treatment is needed because it often accompanies more severe symptoms, complications, and permanent sequales. Systemic administration of antibiotics and surgical therapy can be enployed as means of treatment. When one uses surgical therapy in addition to using systemic antibiotics, one can obtain good results with rapid improvement of symptoms and prevention of complications. Surgical aspiration and antibiotic treatment showed good results in an infant who was admitted due to proptosis, chemosis, eyelid edema, and drythema.
