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Subperiosteal abscess with epidural extension due to acute rhinosinusitis in a ten-year-old child

ABSTRACT

Acute rhinosinusitis is one of the most prevalent diseases of the upper airways. Anatomical factors present in children and young people allow for the onset of orbital complications. Although rare, intracranial complications of sinusitis account for a high degree of lethality, are more common in patients over the age of seven, and should be treated by a multidisciplinary team.

Keywords:
Sinusitis/diagnosis; Epidural abscess/therapy; Abscess/diagnosis; Orbital cellulitis/complications; Orbit/surgery; Case reports

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