title: Orbital infections: clinical and radiographic diagnosis and surgical treatment.
abstract: Orbital infections are uncommon sequelae of sinusitis, odontogenic infections, or orbital trauma and may have devastating consequences if they are unrecognized or if aggressive treatment is delayed. The authors present a systematic classification of orbital infections, and discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of orbital abscesses.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography