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| ===Background===
| | #REDIRECT[[Orbital cellulitis]] |
| *Important to distinguish between these two conditions
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| **[[Orbital Cellulitis]] may mimic [[Periorbital Cellulitis]] early in its course
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| *Orbital cellulitis most often 2/2 ethmoid sinusitis
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| **May also be 2/2 orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infectious infection from teeth / middle ear
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| *Periorbital cellulitis most often 2/2 contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids
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| *Periorbital cellulitis does not lead to orbital cellulitis
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| ==Concern for [[Orbital Cellulitis]]==
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| Any of the following:
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| # Fever
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| # Ill appearance
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| # Blurred vision
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| # Proptosis
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| # Painful/limited EOM
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| # Diplopia
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| # Edema of optic disk
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| # Venous engorgement of retina
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Periorbital Swelling]]
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| *[[Orbital Cellulitis]]
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| *[[Periorbital Cellulitis]]
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| ==Source==
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| UpToDate
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| Tintinalli
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| [[Category:ID]]
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| [[Category:Ophtho]]
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