Anaerobic orbital abscess secondary to intraorbital wood
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Orbital abscess secondary to acute dacryocystitis: case report.
Acute dacryocystitis usually induces preseptal infection. In rare instances the infection that is confined to the lacrimal sac can extend to the orbital contents resulting in orbital cellulitis. We present a case of intraconal abscess secondary to acute dacryocystitis and review the literature of orbital cellulitis resulting from acute lacrimal sac infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0814-9763,1440-1606
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1993.tb00130.x