Abstracts in Urgent Care: May, 2011

Complications of Sinusitis in Children Key point: Intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis were more severe than intraorbital complications. Citation: Goytia VK, Giannoni CM, Edwards MS. Intraorbital and intracranial extension of sinusitis: Comparative morbidity.   J Pediatr. 2011;158(3):486-491. Serious complications of sinusitis occur more often in children than in adults. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are necessary to minimize morbidity and the risk for permanent sequelae or death. In arecent study, investigators reviewed records from a large chil- …

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