Periorbital vs Orbital Cellulitis: Difference between revisions
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*Periorbital cellulitis | *Periorbital cellulitis | ||
**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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#Subperiosteal abscess | #Subperiosteal abscess | ||
#Orbital abscess | #Orbital abscess | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 25 October 2011
Background
- Orbital Cellulitis may mimic Periorbital Cellulitis early in its course
- Orbital cellullitis
- Most often due to ethmoid sinusitis
- May also be due to orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infection from teeth / middle ear
- Not caused by extension of preriorbital cellulitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids
DDX
- Periorbital Cellulitis
- Orbital Cellulitis
- Subperiosteal abscess
- Orbital abscess
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Dacryoadenitis
- Dacryocystitis
- Hordeolum
- Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Herpes zoster
- Herpes simplex
See Also
Source
- UpToDate
- Tintinalli