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Acta Medica Colombiana
versión impresa ISSN 0120-2448
Resumen
GIL, Diana Rocío; GONZALEZ, Jairo; MARTINEZ, Humberto y CAMARGO, Juan Pablo. The dark side of sinusitis Report of a case with cerebral complication. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2010, vol.35, n.3, pp.135-138. ISSN 0120-2448.
Orbital cellulitis is a rare and potentially fatal condition associated with ocular trauma or upper respiratory tract infections, especially sinusitis. Associated complications include central nervous system involvement including meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis and abscess formation which occurs most frequently in children and adolescents. We report the case of a 20 year old man with cerebral empyema as a complication, denoting the importance of computed tomography and the value of appropriate antibiotic therapy and early surgical management, since the results were satisfactory due to the absence of sequelae (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35:135-138).
Palabras clave : orbital cellulitis; infecciones bacterianas; sinusitis; ophthalmoplegia.