Case Report

Successful management of a rare paediatric orbital subperiosteal abscess: A case report

Dian E. Yulia, King H. Kurnia, Mutmainah Mahyuddin, Lukman Edwar, Lia Amanda
African Vision and Eye Health | Vol 80, No 1 | a631 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v80i1.631 | © 2021 Dian E. Yulia, King H. Kurnia, Mutmainah Mahyuddin, Lukman Edwar, Lia Amanda | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 November 2020 | Published: 29 April 2021

About the author(s)

Dian E. Yulia, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
King H. Kurnia, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mutmainah Mahyuddin, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lukman Edwar, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lia Amanda, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Paediatric orbital subperiosteal abscess (SPA) requires prompt and appropriate treatment to prevent further complication. A 10-year-old girl with a history of sinusitis came with progressive swelling on her left eye, non-axial proptosis and visual acuity (VA) was 2/60. A computed tomography scan revealed a SPA formation in the superior left orbit. This report highlights that intravenous antibiotic with incision and drainage surgery improved the VA with resolution of proptosis and swelling.

Keywords

orbital infection; paediatric subperiosteal abscess; incision and drainage; non-axial proptosis; antibiotic administration

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