Question
Young patient with flu-like symptoms persisting for several weeks and a recent highly febrile state. His doctor notes significant right suborbital edema.
Significant right fronto-ethmoidal sinusitis with abscess formation (Chandler IV)
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ANSWER
The CT Scan allows for better visualization of the bony situation. In this case, osteolysis of the right superior orbital wall.
No intracranial extension or signs of associated meningitis.
