MH is a 15-year-old Honduran girl who complained of headaches and pressure around her eyes for more than a year. Her parents noted intermittent lid swelling that resolved spontaneously but the episodes of pain and swelling were lasting longer and seemed more severe. She had been taken to the local clinic and given penicillin tablets by a health worker. This had provided some relief for a few weeks, but the symptoms recurred.
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(2008). Subperiosteal Abscess. In: Clinical Ophthalmic Echography. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75244-0_207
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