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Orbital subperiosteal abscess and blindness complicating a minimally displaced zygomatic complex fracture
M G Gilhooly1, D T Falconer, G A Wood
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Clwyd.
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
A case of orbital subperiosteal abscess (SPA) complicating a minimally displaced zygomatic complex (ZMC) fracture is reported and the aetiology and management of this potentially life-threatening condition is discussed. The value of CT scanning in staging orbital infection and determining the site of the abscess and involved paranasal sinuses is emphasised. The correct interpretation of a lateral skull radiograph with the patient brow up may have lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.