title: [Orbital cellulitis after a dental infection].
abstract: Blindness as a complication of a dental infection is rare. A nineteen-year-old male is presented with an apical abscess, leading to a maxillary sinusitis, orbital cellulitis and an imminent cavernous sinus thrombosis.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Borden
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abraham-Inpijn
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Westerbeek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Orbita-flegmone als gevolg van een dentogene infectie.