Abstract
Orbital abscess generally occurs in older children but it can rarely affect infants and neonates too. We report a case of community acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) neonatal orbital abscess in a 12-day-old term female neonate with no significant past medical history or risk factor for developing the infection. The case highlights the importance of consideration of CA-MRSA as a causative agent of neonatal orbital cellulitis even in a neonate without any obvious predisposing condition. Prompt initiation of appropriate medical therapy against MRSA and surgical drainage of the abscess prevents life threatening complications of orbital cellulitis which more often tend to be fatal in neonates.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.159274
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(2), 128-131
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Gogri, P. Y., Misra, S. L., Misra, N. S., Gidwani, H. V., & Bhandari, A. J. (2015). Neonatal orbital abscess. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(2), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.159274
MLA 9
Gogri, Pratik Y, et al. "Neonatal orbital abscess." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 2, 2015, pp. 128-131. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.159274.
Chicago (author–date)
Gogri, Pratik Y, Somen L Misra, Neeta S Misra, Hitesh V Gidwani, and Akshay J Bhandari. 2015. "Neonatal orbital abscess." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 8 (2): 128-131. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.159274.
Harvard
Gogri, P. Y., Misra, S. L., Misra, N. S., Gidwani, H. V. and Bhandari, A. J. (2015) 'Neonatal orbital abscess', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(2), pp. 128-131. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.159274.
Vancouver
Gogri PY, Misra SL, Misra NS, Gidwani HV, Bhandari AJ. Neonatal orbital abscess. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015;8(2):128-131. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.159274
IEEE
P. Y. Gogri, S. L. Misra, N. S. Misra, H. V. Gidwani, and A. J. Bhandari, "Neonatal orbital abscess," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 128-131, 2015, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.159274.