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Roxana Fu1, Tadhg Schempf1, Caroline Vloka1
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract:
We present a case of a 7-year-old boy who was presented with a small medial subperiosteal orbital abscess (SPOA) and trace superior phlegmon and who was initially treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, corticosteroids, and observation. After clinical resolution and discharge, the patient returned with superior migration of his abscess requiring surgical drainage. Potential factors leading to readmission are discussed, including the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects of steroids, and presence of early surgical indictors such as bony dehiscence and proptosis. This case highlights the need for careful consideration of initial imaging and presence of a non-medial phlegmon prior to initiation of steroids.
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