subperiostaler Abszess der Orbita

Toddler with

a runny nose and right orbital swelling. Axial CT with contrast of the orbits (above) shows opacification of the ethmoid sinuses and sphenoid sinus along with right preseptal soft tissue swelling. There is a fluid collection with rim enhancment medially next to the wall of the right ethmoid sinus which is better seen on the coronal CT (below). The diagnosis was sinusitis with preseptal cellulitis and a subperiosteal abscess.

School ager

with left eye swelling Axial CT with contrast of the orbits shows opacification of the left ethmoid sinus and bilateral sphenoid sinuses along with pre and post-septal inflammation of the left orbit. A lenticular fluid collection with rim enhancement is present along the medial wall of the left orbit.The diagnosis was orbital cellulitis with a subperiosteal abscess.