Orbital complications of ethmoiditis are not uncommon in children. They are, however, much rarer in the very young. A case is presented in which a neonate of gestational age 39 weeks developed a periorbital abscess. The relevant literature is reviewed with respect to embryology, aetiology and treatment.
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Saunders et al. (1993) studied this question.