title: [Orbital abscess as a complication of orbital cellulitis. Diagnostic value of C.A.T].
abstract: We present a case of "orbital abscess"--uncommon and severe complication of "orbital cellulitis"--in a 2 year-old female, and we consider about the etiology and pathogenesis of this process. The treatment of "orbital cellulitis" requires adequate parenteral antibiotic therapy and judicious surgical intervention, which should be planned with the results of computerized tomography in mind.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Basurto, Bilbao, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rica
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Echaniz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crovetto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delgado
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: El absceso orbitario como complicación de la celulitis orbitaria. Importancia diagnóstica de la T.A.C.