Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Overview
Common causes of orbital cellulitis are infections with either Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or beta-hemolytic streptococci.
Causes
Orbital cellulitis occurs commonly from bacterial infection spread by the paranasal sinuses. Other ways in which orbital cellulitis may occur is from infection in the blood stream and from an eyelid skin infection. Upper respiratory infection, sinusitis, trauma to the eye, ocular or periocular infection and systemic infection all increase one’s risk of orbital cellulitis. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and beta-hemolytic streptococci are three bacteria that can be responsible for orbital cellulitis.
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular
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No underlying causes
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| Chemical/Poisoning
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No underlying causes
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| Dental
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Dental infection, tooth abscess
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| Dermatologic
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No underlying causes
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| Drug Side Effect
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No underlying causes
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| Ear Nose Throat
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Ethmoid sinusitis, otitis media, sinusitis
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| Endocrine
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No underlying causes
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| Environmental
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No underlying causes
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| Gastroenterologic
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No underlying causes
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| Genetic
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No underlying causes
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| Hematologic
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No underlying causes
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| Iatrogenic
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Peribulbar anesthesia, surgical trauma
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| Infectious Disease
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Aeromonas hydrophila, anaerobes, arcanobacterium, aspergillosis, aspergillus, bacterial rhinosinusitis, bacteroides, beta-hemolytic streptococci, dacryocystitis, dental infection, eikenella corrodens, enterococcus, ethmoid sinusitis, haemophilus influenzae, haemophilus parainfluenzae, infected mucocele, klebsiella pneumoniae, moraxella catarrhalis, MRSA, MSSA, mucor, mucorales, mucormycosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, neisseria gonorrhea, osteomyelitis of the orbital bones, otitis media, peptostreptococcus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, rothia mucilaginosa, sinusitis, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus anginosus, streptococcus milleri, streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus, tooth abscess, varicella
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| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic
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No underlying causes
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| Neurologic
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No underlying causes
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| Nutritional/Metabolic
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No underlying causes
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| Obstetric/Gynecologic
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No underlying causes
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| Oncologic
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No underlying causes
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| Ophthalmologic
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Blepharoplasty, dacryocystitis, dacryocystorhinostomy, eyelid surgery, ophthalmic surgery, orbital decompression, orbital fracture, osteomyelitis of the orbital bones, radial keratotomy, retinal surgery, strabismus surgery
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| Overdose/Toxicity
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No underlying causes
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| Psychiatric
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No underlying causes
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| Pulmonary
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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| Renal/Electrolyte
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No underlying causes
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| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
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No underlying causes
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| Sexual
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No underlying causes
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| Trauma
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Orbital fracture, trauma
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| Urologic
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No underlying causes
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| Miscellaneous
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Foreign body, phlebitis of the facial veins
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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