Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
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Lemierre syndrome is characterized by pharyngotonsillitis that is typically secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum infection and causes adjacent septic thrombophlebitis and thrombosis with subsequent metastatic abscesses. A 3-year-old boy presented with fever, tonsillar enlargement, and bilateral otomastoiditis with purulent discharge. ⋯ Magnetic resonance venography of the head and neck revealed thromboses in left internal jugular vein, left cavernous sinus, left superior ophthalmic vein, and left sigmoid sinus. The patient was treated with anticoagulation and a 10-week course of intravenous antibiotics, including ceftriaxone and metronidazole.
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To determine demographic, etiologic, clinical characteristics, visual outcome, and the factors affecting visual prognosis in children with open globe injuries. ⋯ Open globe injuries in children occur most frequently in preschool boys. Prognosis is determined by presenting visual acuity, trauma score, and wound severity and location.