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

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

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