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...
Main Authors: | Noor Aniah Azmi, Norshamsiah MD, Bastion, Mae-Lynn Catherine, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin, Mawaddah Azman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre
2016
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9840/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9840/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9840/1/14._Noor_Aniah_et_al..pdf |
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