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Neonatal orbital abscess
A A Cruz1, M M Mussi-Pinhata, P M Akaishi
1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Hospital das Clínicas-Campus, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose:
To describe two cases of orbital abscess in neonates and to review the literature of orbital cellulitis in neonates.
Design:
Two interventional case reports.
Methods:
Photographs, orbital computed tomography scans, and full pediatric examination were obtained in two cases of orbital abscess in neonates.
Results:
Acute ethmoiditis with orbital abscess formation was found in both infants. In one of them, Staphylococcus aureus was identified as the source of infection.
Conclusions:
The clinical findings of our cases concur with the literature (eight cases) indicating that orbital abscess caused by Staphylococcal ethmoiditis is the most common form of orbital cellulitis in neonates.