title: An unusual case of an orbital abscess secondary to contralateral sinusitis.
abstract: Orbital complications secondary to acute rhinosinusitis can result in permanent blindness or death if not treated promptly and appropriately. Many authors have reported that almost all such patients had abscesses adjacent to the infected sinuses. However, the authors experienced an orbital abscess secondary to contralateral sinusitis. Here, the authors report an 8-year-old patient who had a left superior orbital abscess secondary to a right ethmoidomaxillary sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: Young Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Seung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Na Young
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*