Bilateral eyelid edema and orbital cellulitis associated with Pott's puffy tumor

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-165

  Hayek, Brent R ^a   Sitole, Sumit ^a   Andreoli, Michelle ^a   Banich, Aveen ^a   Ahmad, Amjad Z ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYELID EDEMA; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT DISEASE; POTT PUFFY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; EDEMA; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EYELID DISEASES; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS; SULBACTAM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247128166     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31803316b5     Document Type: Article

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