A case of supraorbital abscess due to acute sinusitis

Abstract

This report described a case of supraorbital abscess observed in a 15-year-old male patient with acute sinusitis. Endoscopic sinus surgery was performed twenty days after the onset of the event, and both diplopia and ocular proptosis improved. The supraorbital abscess was rated as Group 3 according to Chandler's classification ; however, surgical treatment was not performed because the patient was hospitalized in this hospital while visiting his parents' hometown, and his family members requested that the patient undergo surgical treatment after returning to his own home. However, endoscopic sinus surgery is indicated for an abscess localized in the upper part of the orbit, which was seen in this patient. The prognosis is dependent on the presence or absence of a reduced visual acuity, the presence of which will prompt the physicians to perform surgical treatment as early as possible.