Acute dacryocystitis: An unusual cause of life-threatening orbital intraconal abscess with frozen globe

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 294-295

  Mauriello Jr , Joseph A ^a   Wasserman, Barry A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dacryocystitis; Orbital abscess; Proptosis

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DACRYOCYSTITIS; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL SAC; MUCOCELE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; ORBIT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029803186     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199612000-00013     Document Type: Article

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