Orbital cellulitis by maxillary, etmoidal and frontal rhinosinusitis in an adult patient: case report

Abstract

Orbital cellulitis is an uncommon complication after rhinosinusitis. The aim of the present study is to report a case of a 22-year-old male patient, young, 22 years old, who attended the emergency department with right periorbital edema, proptosis, ophthalmoplegia, headache, nasal obstruction and fever. The diagnosis was made by a multidisciplinary team. Preoperative computed tomography showed diffuse edema in the right periorbital region, veiling of the sinuses: maxillary, sphenoidal and ipsilateral frontal. The patient was admitted for surgical approach and antibiotic therapy. Orbital cellulitis associated with rhinosinusitis is a rare complication, common in children, which requires a multidisciplinary and early diagnosis and approach to avoid cranial extensions.