Template:Periorbital vs orbital cellulitis: Difference between revisions
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*[[Orbital cellulitis]] may mimic [[ | *[[Orbital cellulitis]] may mimic [[periorbital cellulitis]] early in its course | ||
*[[Orbital cellullitis]] | *[[Orbital cellullitis]] | ||
**Ocular emergency | **Ocular emergency | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 29 October 2014
- 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