title: Orbital cellulitis and irreversible visual loss owing to acute sinusitis.
abstract: We report a case with orbital cellulitis and irreversible visual loss caused by asymptomatic acute sinusitis in a patient without symptoms or history of sinusitis. The prompt use of intravenous antibiotics in combination with early surgical drainage may prevent irreversible visual loss in the affected eye, and threatened visual loss in the fellow eye can be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Zonguldak, Turkey. suhtomac@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sühan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomaç
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turgut
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004724:Endoscopy; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents