A rare and an unusually delayed presentation of orbital actinomycosis following avulsion injury of the scalp
We report a rare case of orbital swelling presenting one year after head trauma. An initial fine needle aspiration cytology revealed it to be an infected organizing hematoma. However, broad-spectrum antibiotics did not resolve the infection and the orbital lesion continued to grow in size, as evalua...
Main Authors: | Hegde Vidya, Puthran Neelam, Mahesha S, Anupama B |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2010;volume=58;issue=3;spage=238;epage=240;aulast=Hegde |
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