Case report: progression of pre-septal cellulitis to orbital subperiosteal abscess despite intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics in a child

We report a case of a 7-year-old girl who initially presented with painless right eyelid swelling with full extra-ocular movement (EOM). She was treated with intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics for preseptal cellulitis but her condition worsened. An urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the...

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Main Authors: Noor Aniah Azmi (Author), Norshamsiah MD (Author), Bastion, Mae-Lynn Catherine (Author), Safinaz Mohd Khialdin (Author), Mawaddah Azman (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, 2016.
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