Author/Authors :
Raad, Nasim Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Tracheal Research Center - Masih Daneshvari Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Bagheri, Abbas Ophthalmic Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Eskandari, Yousef Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Tracheal Research Center - Masih Daneshvari Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Tavakoli, Mehdi Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science - University of Alabama Medical School - Birmingham - Alabama, USA
Abstract :
Purpose: To present a 1‑year‑old boy with cyclic neutropenia who presented with multiple episodes of periorbital cellulitis (POC).
Methods: The child presented with three episodes of POC. In the second episode, the cellulitis was associated with nasolacrimal duct obstruction,
and in the third episode, a pansinusitis was noted. He underwent a thorough systemic evaluation.
Results: Patient’s evaluation revealed the diagnosis of cyclic neutropenia.
Conclusion: This report emphasizes the possibility of an underlying immunodeficiency with recurrent POC, even in an apparently healthy child.
Keywords :
Cyclic neutropenia , Dacryocystitis , Orbital cellulitis , Periorbital cellulitis , Sinusitis
