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ArticleOcular immunology and inflammation2023

Progression of Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess after Clinical Resolution on Intravenous Antibiotics and Steroids.

Roxana Fu, Tadhg Schempf, Caroline Vloka, Noel Jabbour, Aashim Bhatia, Roman Shinder, Nickisa Hodgson

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Article in Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Roxana FuDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tadhg SchempfDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Caroline VlokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Noel JabbourDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Aashim BhatiaDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Roman ShinderDepartment of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Nickisa HodgsonDepartment of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Virus Production and Manipulation of Protein/Gene Expression ModuleP30EY008098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Ethan A Rossi · 1989 to 2026
$17.8M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a 7-year-old boy who was presented with a small medial subperiosteal orbital abscess (SPOA) and trace superior phlegmon and who was initially treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, corticosteroids, and observation. After clinical resolution and discharge, the patient returned with superior migration of his abscess requiring surgical drainage. Potential factors leading to readmission are discussed, including the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects of steroids, and presence of early surgical indictors such as bony dehiscence and proptosis. This case highlights the need for careful consideration of initial imaging and presence of a non-medial phlegmon prior to initiation of steroids.

Indexed as

Orbital CellulitisOrbital DiseasesAbscessAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildHumansMaleSteroidsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnti-Bacterial AgentsSteroidsIntravenous steroidsorbital cellulitisorbital phlegmonsubperiosteal orbital abscess

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PMID36288474
PMCPMC10130235
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