Neonatal orbital abscess after sinus surgery: case report and brief review

Orbit. 2013 Oct;32(5):312-4. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2013.803127. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Abstract

Orbital abscess formation in neonates is rare, with only 12 cases reported in the literature. We present a case of orbital cellulitis with orbital abscesses following repair of congenital choanal atresia in a 2-week-old neonate. This is the first reported case of an orbital abscess following a sinus procedure in a neonate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Abscess / surgery*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Choanal Atresia / surgery
  • Drainage
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Orbital Cellulitis / diagnosis
  • Orbital Cellulitis / drug therapy
  • Orbital Cellulitis / microbiology
  • Orbital Cellulitis / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Reoperation
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Stents

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents