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10671710

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Orbital complications of sinusitis are rare in adults but delayed diagnosis is vision and life threatening. We report our experience in 6 patients to present clinical history, bacteriology and discuss the modality of treatment. There were 4 young men and 2 women, aged from 16 to 79 years old. Only one patient had an immunocompromised underlying condition (HIV infection). Four patients had preseptal abscesses and three post septal cellulitis or abscess (one patient had preseptal abscess and post septal abscess and hematoma). Two patients had a complete unilateral loss of light perception. Pathogens encountered were Streptococcus species: 4, strict anaerobes: 1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 1 (patient with AIDS). Patients recovered from infection with antibiotics in 6 and surgery in 5 but sequellar blindness occurred in 2 patients. Our experience emphasizes the necessity of antibiotic treatment in bacterial sinusitis and importance of early diagnosis and appropriate management of complications.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-438X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
[Orbital complications of sinusitis in adults].
pubmed:affiliation
Service ORL, Service de réanimation infectieuse, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877 Paris Cedex 18.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract