A child with swelling between the eyes

A 10-year-old girl presented with 1-week history of swelling over her nasal bridge. The swelling began with a small pea-sized lesion that gradually increased in size over the 1-week period. It was associated with throbbing pain and intermittent low-grade fever. Visual field and examination of extrao...

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Main Authors: Mohamad I, Soleh MN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2013-10-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2013v8n2/nasal-abscess.pdf
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spelling doaj-631edc5ebf794e2fa0cee514e201d9692020-11-24T23:02:38ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742013-10-01825657A child with swelling between the eyesMohamad ISoleh MNA 10-year-old girl presented with 1-week history of swelling over her nasal bridge. The swelling began with a small pea-sized lesion that gradually increased in size over the 1-week period. It was associated with throbbing pain and intermittent low-grade fever. Visual field and examination of extraocular muscle movement were normal. Although she was examined by a general practitioner and was prescribed oral antibiotics, the symptoms persisted.http://www.e-mfp.org/2013v8n2/nasal-abscess.pdfnoseinfectionabscesscavernous sinus
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A child with swelling between the eyes
Malaysian Family Physician
nose
infection
abscess
cavernous sinus
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Soleh MN
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title A child with swelling between the eyes
title_short A child with swelling between the eyes
title_full A child with swelling between the eyes
title_fullStr A child with swelling between the eyes
title_full_unstemmed A child with swelling between the eyes
title_sort child with swelling between the eyes
publisher Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
series Malaysian Family Physician
issn 1985-207X
1985-2274
publishDate 2013-10-01
description A 10-year-old girl presented with 1-week history of swelling over her nasal bridge. The swelling began with a small pea-sized lesion that gradually increased in size over the 1-week period. It was associated with throbbing pain and intermittent low-grade fever. Visual field and examination of extraocular muscle movement were normal. Although she was examined by a general practitioner and was prescribed oral antibiotics, the symptoms persisted.
topic nose
infection
abscess
cavernous sinus
url http://www.e-mfp.org/2013v8n2/nasal-abscess.pdf
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