Orbital abscess: Management and outcome

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-134

  Suneetha, N ^a   Battu, R R ^a   Thomas, Reji K ^a   Bosco, Arokiam ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Imaging techniques; Orbital abscess; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHILD; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENTEROBACTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT; ORBITAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033812230     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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