Journal article
Bacterial infections of the orbital and periorbital soft‐tissues in children
The Laryngoscope, Vol.96(7), pp.763-767
07/1986
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198607000-00012
PMID: 3724328
Abstract
Periorbital soft‐tissue bacterial infections are relatively common during childhood and with appropriate antimicrobial therapy usually resolve quickly. Orbital soft‐tissue infections, in contrast, are rare and frequently cause serious morbidity. Two hundred forty‐one children with periobital or orbital soft‐tissue infections have been hospitalized since 1962 and constitute the data base for this study. Two hundred twenty‐six children, half under 1 year of age, had periorbital soft‐tissue infections. Response to antimicrobials was prompt and only two children (1%) developed complications. True orbital infections occurred in the remaining 15 children, three of whom were under 6 years of age. Eleven children had orbital cellulitis, 3 had subperiosteal abscesses, and 1 had cavernous sinus thrombosis. Antecedent sinusitis was present in 12 cases and, in seven, effective treatment required surgical drainage in addition to intensive antimicrobial therapy. Three children (20%) developed significant complications.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Bacterial infections of the orbital and periorbital soft‐tissues in children
- Creators
- James R SpiresRichard J. H Smith
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Laryngoscope, Vol.96(7), pp.763-767
- DOI
- 10.1288/00005537-198607000-00012
- PMID
- 3724328
- NLM abbreviation
- Laryngoscope
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
- eISSN
- 1531-4995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, NJ
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1986
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984006415902771
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