Ultrasound-guided aspiration of an orbital abscess

Subhash Kumar; Bhawesh Chandra Saha; Mala Mahto

doi:10.1002/jcu.23362

Ultrasound-guided aspiration of an orbital abscess

J Clin Ultrasound. 2023 Mar;51(3):583-584. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23362. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Authors

Subhash Kumar¹, Bhawesh Chandra Saha², Mala Mahto³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna, Patna, India.
² Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna, Patna, India.
³ Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna, Patna, India.

PMID: 36205387
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23362

Abstract

A 10-year-old boy presented with severe proptosis due to a retrobulbar abscess. Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration was performed under intravenous sedation with complete abscess core decompression and resolution of proptosis.

Keywords: Abscess; Ultrasound-guided aspiration; orbital abscess; ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
Abscess* / therapy
Child
Exophthalmos*
Humans
Male
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Interventional