Orbital apex syndrome with frontal abscess secondary to sinusitis due to Candida guilliermondii

Orbital apex syndrome from bacterial sinusitis without orbital cellulitis

Purpose To describe a case of orbital apex syndrome as a result of isolated bacterial sinusitis. Observations A 63-year-old woman presented with an orbital apex syndrome from isolated bacterial sinusitis with rapidly declining visual acuity to no light perception. We compared our case with 6 similar cases of severe vision loss from isolated bacterial sinusitis. In contrast to previously publi...

Orbital Apex Syndrome Secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Orbital apex syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. A patient being followed in our clinic for herpes zoster ophthalmicus developed orbital apex syndrome in the second week of treatment. Clinical diagnosis was supported by magnetic resonance imaging. Treatment with systemic steroid and antiviral therapy resulted in total regression of ophthalmoplegia at 2 months. However...

[Syndrome of the orbital apex due to workman's accident].

Blinding Orbital Apex Syndrome due to Onodi Cell Mucocele

The onodi cell is a posterior ethmoidal cell that is pneumatized laterally or superiorly to the sphenoid sinus with close proximity to the optic nerve. A mucocele, a benign, expansile, cyst-like lesion of the paranasal sinuses, may uncommonly involve the onodi cell causing compression of the optic nerve and nearby structures. In this paper, we report a rare case of onodi cell mucocele causing o...

Medical and surgical management of subperiosteal orbital abscess secondary to acute sinusitis in children.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presentations and outcomes of pediatric subperiosteal orbital abscesses (SPOA) secondary to acute sinusitis. STUDY DESIGN Case series SETTING Tertiary children's hospital. PATIENTS Forty-three admissions diagnosed with SPOA by clinical presentation and contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) were retrospectively reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical pre...