Imaging characteristics and clinical correlations of orbital infections in pediatric sinusitis
摘要
To analyze the imaging characteristics of orbital infections associated with pediatric sinusitis.
MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on medical records of children diagnosed with sinusitis-related orbital infections over a 13-year period at Shanxi Provincial Children’s Hospital.
ResultsA total of 150 cases were collected and diagnosed according to Chandler’s criteria: Stage I (74 cases), Stage II (42 cases), Stage III (24 cases), Stage IV (6 cases), and Stage V (4 cases). Ethmoid sinusitis was present in 91.3% (95% CI 85.7%–94.9%) of cases and maxillary sinusitis in 96.7% (95% CI 92.4%–98.6%). Ethmoid and frontal sinusitis were significantly correlated with post-septal orbital infections (χ2_ethmoid = 4.335, P_ethmoid = 0.037, odds ratio 3.80 [95% CI 1.00–14.42]; χ2_frontal = 3.882, P_frontal = 0.049, odds ratio 2.55 [95% CI 0.98–6.63]). Ethmoid sinusitis was also associated with subperiosteal abscess formation on the medial orbital wall (χ2 = 15.273, P = 0.011, odds ratio 0.12 [95% CI 0.04–0.40]). Five cases showed discontinuity of the lamina papyracea, with a significant correlation between its defect and the formation of subperiosteal abscesses (χ2 = 7.340, Fisher’s exact test P = 0.007, odds ratio 8.86 [95% CI 1.40–56.22]).
ConclusionsPediatric maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis are likely to cause orbital infections. Ethmoid and frontal sinusitis are more prone to cause post-septal infections. Ethmoid sinusitis, along with defects in the lamina papyracea, is closely related to the formation of subperiosteal abscesses on the medial orbital wall.