Papilloedema secondary to acute purulent sinusitis.
Upper respiratory tract infections and sinusitis are common, but intracranial complications of sinusitis are rare in children and are often clinically unremarkable. Papilloedema secondary to purulent sinusitis is a complication previously not reported. We report two cases to highlight atypical manifestations of sinusitis in children.
Kumar
R K
RK
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, North-west Regional Hospital, Burnie, Australia. R.Kumar@utas.edu.au
Ghali
M
M
Dragojevic
F
F
Young
F
F
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy