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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]].<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> | 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> | ||
==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]].<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> | 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> Despite low positive and negative predictive values, blood and nasal [[mucosal]] cultures are often ordered to guide targeted [[antibiotic]] therapy but do not contribute to the diagnosis of orbital cellulitis. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|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]
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] Despite low positive and negative predictive values, blood and nasal mucosal cultures are often ordered to guide targeted antibiotic therapy but do not contribute to the diagnosis of orbital cellulitis.
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.