Orbital pachymengitis secondary to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Pachymengitis is a very rare disorder that can present with multiple cranial neuropathies. The etiology can be inflammatory, infective or a combination of both, resulting in a thickening of the cranial dura and an obliteration of the individual layers of the meninges. We present a rare case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pachymeningitis in the orbit that resulted in severe and permanent visual loss, in a patient after extensive sinus surgery.
O'Halloran
H S.
HS
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Couch
D A.
DA
Baker
R S.
RS