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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated [[ESR]], [[CRP]] and [[white blood cells]] with a [[left shift]]. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some [[neoplasia]]. | There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated [[ESR]], [[CRP]] and [[white blood cells]] with a [[left shift]]. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some [[neoplasia]].<ref name="pmid22224014">{{cite journal| author=Lam Choi VB, Yuen HK, Biswas J, Yanoff M| title=Update in pathological diagnosis of orbital infections and inflammations. | journal=Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol | year= 2011 | volume= 18 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-76 | pmid=22224014 | doi=10.4103/0974-9233.90127 | pmc=3249811 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22224014 }} </ref> Blood and nasal mucosal cultures are often ordered to help guide medical therapy, though they have low positive and negative predictive values, and thus do not contribute to diagnosis of orbital cellulitis. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated [[ESR]], [[CRP]] and [[white blood cells]] with a [[left shift]]. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some [[neoplasia]]. | There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated [[ESR]], [[CRP]] and [[white blood cells]] with a [[left shift]]. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some [[neoplasia]].<ref name="pmid22224014">{{cite journal| author=Lam Choi VB, Yuen HK, Biswas J, Yanoff M| title=Update in pathological diagnosis of orbital infections and inflammations. | journal=Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol | year= 2011 | volume= 18 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-76 | pmid=22224014 | doi=10.4103/0974-9233.90127 | pmc=3249811 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22224014 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
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Overview
There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated ESR, CRP and white blood cells with a left shift. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some neoplasia.[1] Blood and nasal mucosal cultures are often ordered to help guide medical therapy, though they have low positive and negative predictive values, and thus do not contribute to diagnosis of orbital cellulitis.
Laboratory Findings
There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with orbital cellulitis. Some patients with orbital cellulitis may have elevated ESR, CRP and white blood cells with a left shift. These are non-specific findings associated with infections, inflammatory conditions and some neoplasia.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lam Choi VB, Yuen HK, Biswas J, Yanoff M (2011). "Update in pathological diagnosis of orbital infections and inflammations". Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 18 (4): 268–76. doi:10.4103/0974-9233.90127. PMC 3249811. PMID 22224014.