Orbital cellulitis is an uncommon complication of ophthalmic surgery. It has been reported after strabismus surgery, blepharoplasty, radial keratomy and retinal surgery. 1,2 This is a short case ...

Orbital cellulitis is conventionally managed by intravenous (i.v.) antibiotic therapy, followed by oral antibiotics once the infection shows signs of significant improvement. We report 4 years of ...

Background: To review the epidemiology and management of orbital cellulitis in children. Methods: The medical records of children ≤18 years old and hospitalized from June 1, 1992, through May 31, 2002 ...

Orbital cellulitis is the inflammation of eye tissues behind the orbital septum. It most commonly refers to an acute spread of infection in the eye socket from either the adjacent sinuses or through ...

Sophie Bell, 17, had been suffering from cold-like symptoms and daily headaches for around a month when she was rushed to hospital with a rare, deadly infection ...

Sophie Bell had been suffering from a cold and daily headaches for around a month before discovering she had an infection ...

A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient admitted to picking at a pimple the week prior, and the lid became increasingly swollen over ...

How do you Diagnose Orbital Cellulitis? The diagnosis is based on clinical examination. Typical symptoms like difficulty in moving the eyes in different directions, pain with eye movement, along with ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for knowing more about orbital cellulitis and treatment of the condition? A: A general practitioner (GP) would clinically evaluate the symptoms and recommend the ...

The ICD-9 codes identified 102 children during the study period. Of the 102 children, 42 had only preseptal cellulitis and 19 were excluded because of malignancy (6), dacryocystitis (3), ...

WHEN Sophie Bell’s swelled to the size of a ‘golf ball’, her mum Carol assumed she’d just been rubbing it too much after a ...

A nine-year-old boy almost went blind and spent Christmas in hospital after developing 'Covid eye' - a rare side effect that scientists have linked to coronavirus. Zac Morey, who is in Year 5 at ...