Image-guided system endoscopic drainage of orbital abscess causedby methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an infant

• Main Authors: Tan, Chai-Lee, Nadarajah, Sanjeevan, Abdullah, Baharudin, Mohamad, Irfan, Maruthamuthu, Thevagi, Nadarajan, Chandran, Talib, Norain, Ismail, Shatriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology; RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36980/1/%28Image-guided_system_endoscopic%29_1-s2.0-S2210261217301232-main.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36980/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.02.051

INTRODUCTION: The management of orbital abscesses in neonates and infants is very challenging. Surgicaldrainage of the abscess is aimed at removing the pus and preventing blindness. We describe a case oforbital abscess in an infant that was caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and t...