title: Orbital abscess as a complication of odontogenic infection. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Orbital abscess is a rare complication of odontogenic infection. This report describes a case of an orbital abscess in a 42-year-old HIV-seropositive woman who developed this condition as a complication by direct spread via the maxillary sinus of a dento-alveolar abscess of the maxillary first premolar, resulting in the loss of her eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Masipa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouckaert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masureik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemmer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyerov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feller
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D017233:Orbit Evisceration; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications*