Bacterial infections of the orbit

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1998 English Publisher:Swets & Zeitlinger PublishersJournal:Orbit, volume 17, pages 227-235 (issn: 0167-6830, eissn: 1744-5108,

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Authors: Jaap T., van Dissel; Robert J.W., de Keizer;

doi: 10.1076/orbi.17.4.227.2733

pmid: 12048702

Bacterial infections of the orbit

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This review of the literature on orbital infections focusses on bacterial infections of the preseptal space, subperiosteal abscesses, orbital phlegmon and orbital abscesses. The need for a timely diagnosis of and multidisciplinary approach to treatment of these infections, which may lead to life-threatening complications, is emphasized.

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