orbital cellulitis/fever

OBJECTIVE To describe risk factors, clinical parameters, treatment, and prognosis for patients with septic cavernous sinus thrombosis presenting with orbital cellulitis. METHODS Retrospective case series of 6 patients identified with septic cavernous sinus thrombosis and orbital cellulitis confirmed

Orbital cellulitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila developed in a 73-year-old male with a history of myelodysplastic syndrome. He was admitted because of fever, general malaise, pain as well as periorbital swelling in the right eye. Four days later, a yellowish pustule with purulent material was

OBJECTIVE To delineate clinical manifestations of fungal orbital cellulitis in immunocompromized patients. METHODS The charts of 7 pediatric patients with fungal orbital cellulitis treated at a tertiary children's cancer hospital were reviewed retrospectively for histologically confirmed fungal

OBJECTIVE To show the etiological, clinical, and epidemiological aspects of orbital cellulitis at the ophthalmological clinic of A. le Dantec hospital. METHODS This is a retrospective study conducted from January 1994 to October 2003. Sixty-eight patient records were used. We noted patients' civil

A 6-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with orbital cellulitis. He had a history of 7 days of fever despite antibiotherapy. At first, he only had pharyngitis and conjunctivitis, but then an orbital mass evolved which restricted the movement of his right eye and there was also periorbital

Orbital cellulitis, defined as eyelid erythema and edema, proptosis and/or ophthalmoplegia, with or without visual acuity loss, is a rare, but severe infectious disease. The medical records were reviewed of 16 children, aged 18 years or under, who were admitted at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital with a

The authors report a case of orbital cellulitis complicating bacteremia on central catheter infection. A 51-year-old man, with a history of diabetes and end-stage renal disease, was admitted for left exophthalmos with inflammatory chemosis, fever, and worsening of his general state. The CT scan

We describe 3 cases of natural killer/T-cell lymphoma that presented by masquerading as orbital cellulitis. All of the patients were examined for pain, fever, proptosis, and motility restriction. Computed tomography of the orbits and sinuses revealed orbital soft-tissue swelling without focal

Orbital swelling in patients with cancer can reflect neoplastic or infectious processes. Accurate diagnosis can be especially difficult in the face of associated fever and neutropenia. We treated a 30-year-old man undergoing induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia, who had fever of

BACKGROUND Because the potential for complications is great, orbital cellulitis must be recognized promptly and treated aggressively. METHODS The files of 38 children admitted from 1988 to 1993 because of orbital or periorbital cellulitis were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical findings included