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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]
Overview
A positive history of fever, proptosis, eyelid edema and erythema, and painful or restricted ocular movements is suggestive of orbital cellulitis. Additionally, patients with orbital cellulitis often have a recent history of rhinosinusitis, upper respiratory tract infection, facial insect bite, orbital surgery or trauma, tooth abscess, or otitis media.[1][2][3][4][5]
History and Symptoms
History
A positive history of fever, proptosis, eyelid edema and erythema, and painful or restricted ocular movements is suggestive of orbital cellulitis. Additionally, patients with orbital cellulitis often have a recent history of rhinosinusitis, upper respiratory tract infection, facial insect bite, orbital surgery or trauma, tooth abscess, or otitis media.[1][2][3][4][5]
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of orbital cellulitis include[1][2][3][4][5]:
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of Orbital cellulitis include[1][2][3][4][5]:
- Purulent discharge
- Vision loss
- Diplopia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeWiki (2015)http://eyewiki.aao.org/Orbital_Cellulitis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Stanford Orbital Cellulitis Summary (2011)http://peds.stanford.edu/Rotations/blue_team/documents/Periorbital_and_Orbital_Cellulitis_Summary.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Chaudhry IA, Al-Rashed W, Arat YO (2012). "The hot orbit: orbital cellulitis". Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 19 (1): 34–42. doi:10.4103/0974-9233.92114. PMC 3277022. PMID 22346113.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Hasanee K, Sharma S (2004). "Ophthaproblem. Orbital cellulitis". Can Fam Physician. 50: 359, 365, 367. PMC 2214559. PMID 15318671.