Orbital Cellulitis with Pansinusitis and Subdural Empyema

Byrne, Nika; Plonsker, Jillian; Tan, Lee A.; Byrne, Richard W.; Munoz, Lorenzo F.

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.05.067

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“…It is then characterized as a medical emergency, because it can lead to blindness or other life-threatening complications if not treated promptly. [21][22][23] Therefore, the clinical presentation of our patient demanded an early surgical intervention.…”

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“…Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and periorbital soft tissues; usually, it does not involve the globe and generally the symptoms are eyelid erythema and edema, absence of visual impairment, pain to the eye movements, and proptosis 21 . Byrne et al 22 (2016) stated that if there is significant proptosis and suspected orbital compartment syndrome, a canthotomy and cantholysis can be performed to reduce intraorbital pressure and to minimize the risk of vision loss. It is then characterized as a medical emergency, because it can lead to blindness or other life-threatening complications if not treated promptly 21–23 .…”

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“…Byrne et al 22 (2016) stated that if there is significant proptosis and suspected orbital compartment syndrome, a canthotomy and cantholysis can be performed to reduce intraorbital pressure and to minimize the risk of vision loss. It is then characterized as a medical emergency, because it can lead to blindness or other life-threatening complications if not treated promptly 21–23 . Therefore, the clinical presentation of our patient demanded an early surgical intervention.…”

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Infection by severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (coronavirus disease 2019) has been the most important public health event of the last 100 years. The number of cases and deaths caused by this disease, its potential to rapidly spread and the search for a vaccine have been the center of discussion all over the world for over 1 year. In addition to the number of cases and all social, economic, and public health consequences of the pandemic, the variety of symptoms and clinical signs presented by infected patients has been subject of several studies and case reports. At the time of this writing, even with promising research, the clinical outcome of some patients is still unpredictable. The purpose of this article is to report an unusual case, the diagnostic process, and early treatment of this severe and atypical clinical picture. The patient is a young man diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 who sought our hospital in Southern Brazil reporting a history of pansinusitis progressing to a severe orbital cellulitis, requiring immediate surgical intervention.

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Causes of pneumocephalus and when to be concerned about it

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Scheinfeld

2018

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Intracranial gas is commonly detected on neuroimaging. The recognition of this finding can at first blush be unsettling. Being able to localize this gas to a specific compartment: intraarterial, intravenous, intraparenchymal, subdural, epidural, subarachnoid and intraventricular, is the first step in determining the importance of the gas. Determination of the route of entry: through the skull, extension from a paranasal sinus or the mastoid air cells, via the spine, or trans-vascular, is the other important factor in determining potential consequences. Understanding these parameters allows for a confident determination of etiology. More importantly, it generally provides guidance as to what must be done: either to disregard (e.g., subarachnoid gas following lumbar puncture and intravenous gas following IV placement), obtain follow-up (e.g., postoperative gas), or administer emergent treatment (e.g., intraarterial gas and epidural abscess). In this review, we use gas location and route of entry to classify the various causes of pneumocephalus and provide examples of each of these etiologies.

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Orbital Cellulitis with Pansinusitis and Subdural Empyema

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 as a Possible Cause of Severe Orbital Cellulitis

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