DOI: 10.12890/2018_000905

Orbital Apex Syndrome Resulting from Mixed Bacterial Sphenoid Sinusitis

Authors

  • Mengfei Xiong Ministry of Health Holdings, Singapore
  • Wai Lun Moy Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore

mengfei.xiong@mohh.com.sg

Keywords

Orbital apex syndrome, superior orbital fissure, optic canal, optic nerve, type II diabetes mellitus, sphenoid sinusitis

Abstract

Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by visual loss, ophthalmoplegia, ptosis and hypoaesthesia of the forehead[1]. OAS may result from a variety of inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic and vascular conditions that cause damage to the superior orbital fissure (with resultant oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), abducens (VI) and ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1) palsies) and to the optic canal leading to optic nerve (II) dysfunction. This case report describes the clinical development of OAS in a patient with bacterial sphenoid sinusitis.

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Published

2018-05-22

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 7 (2018)

How to Cite

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Xiong M, Moy WL. Orbital Apex Syndrome Resulting from Mixed Bacterial Sphenoid Sinusitis. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2018 May 22 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];5(7). Available from: https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/905