Abdullah Musleh

Associate Professor, Consultant Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Case Report   
  Pediatric lateral retro-orbital abscess: a novel endoscopic drainage approach
  Author(s): Abdullah Musleh*
  
  A 12-year-old boy was first reported to the clinic with a complaint of a swollen right eye and impaired vision. On examination, the symptoms observed are progressive swelling, redness, photophobia, decreased vision, and restricted right eye movement. Further, the patient showed right periorbital swelling with proptosis with severe restriction on proper eye movement. Additionally, the visual acuity was significantly diminished (6/12), even though the Pupil was reactive to light. A computerized tomography (CT) scan with contrast showed a retro-orbital abscess with ring enhancement (3 cm × 2 cm), mainly towards the inferolateral aspect of the right orbit. Further, the CT scan results also revealed complete opacification of the right maxillary, anterior and posterior ethmoid paranasal sinuses. In this patient, we performed an endoscopic middle meatal antrostomy to clear the maxillar.. Read More»
  

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