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  • Title: Orbital abscess as a complication of odontogenic infection. A case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Masipa JN, Bouckaert M, Masureik C, Lemmer J, Meyerov R, Feller L.
    Journal: SADJ; 2007 Aug; 62(7):318-9. PubMed ID: 18019813.
    Abstract:
    Orbital abscess is a rare complication of odontogenic infection. This report describes a case of an orbital abscess in a 42-year-old HIV-seropositive woman who developed this condition as a complication by direct spread via the maxillary sinus of a dento-alveolar abscess of the maxillary first premolar, resulting in the loss of her eye.
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