Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Orbital Subperiosteal Abscess in Paediatric a Case Report

M. S. Syauqi *

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I. P. Tang

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Orbital infections and their complications are mainly managed by ophthalmologists. Nevertheless, there are few cases which are better co-managed with otorhinolaryngologist (ORL) counterparts. Such example included the orbital subperiosteal abscess in which certain area of the orbit can be drained by a trained ORL surgeon. Infections in paediatric require prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment to avoid complications. We reported a case of a rapidly progress right orbital cellulitis complicated with subperiosteal abscess involving a 5years old boy in a tertiary medical centre.

Keywords: Nasoendoscopic, orbital infections, subperiosteal abscess, otorhinolaryngologist.

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