Periorbital vs Orbital Cellulitis: Difference between revisions
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**Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids | **Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids | ||
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Revision as of 17:19, 13 October 2014
Background
- Orbital Cellulitis may mimic Periorbital Cellulitis early in its course
- Orbital cellullitis
- Ocular emergency
- Most often due to ethmoid sinusitis
- May also be due to orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infection from teeth / middle ear
- Not caused by extension of periorbital cellulitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Usually benign
- Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids
Differential Diagnosis
Template:Periorbiral swelling DDX
See Also
Source
- UpToDate
- Tintinalli