Entamoeba infected orbital cysts as a late complication to orbital floor fractures.
An unusual late complication to an orbital floor fracture is presented. Five years after trauma a now 22-year old man demonstrated an entamoeba infected cyst in the orbit.
Johansen
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Department of Ophthalmology, Arhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Sindet-Pedersen
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003560:Cysts / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed