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Context: Preseptal cellulitis is the commonest orbital disease which frequently needs to be differentiated from orbital cellulitis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics can prevent vision loss and life-threatening complications of ...
Datta G Pandian +5 more
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Class A drug abuse: an ophthalmologist's problem? [PDF]
[First Paragraph] The 2002/3 British Crime Survey reported that 3% of all 16 to 59 year olds (equating to around one million people) had used a class A drug in the last year.
Firth, A.Y.
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The hot orbit: Orbital cellulitis
Orbital cellulitis is an uncommon condition previously associated with severe complications. If untreated, orbital cellulitis can be potentially sight and life threatening. It can affect both adults and children but has a greater tendency to occur in the pediatric age group. The infection most commonly originates from sinuses, eyelids or face, retained
Chaudhry, Imtiaz A. +2 more
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Preseptal Cellulitis or Orbital Cellulitis?
Preseptal cellulitis and orbital cellulitis can both present with increasing swelling, tenderness and redness around the eye, but their management differs. Preseptal cellulitis is more common and much less aggressive than orbital cellulitis. In contrast, orbital cellulitis is a medical emergency requiring urgent management.
L T, Lim +3 more
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Bleach-Induced Chemical Sinusitis and Orbital Cellulitis Following Root Canal Treatment
The authors describe an unusual case of chemical sinusitis and orbital cellulitis secondary to a sodium hypochlorite accident in a patient who had just undergone root canal treatment.
Terese Huiying Low +4 more
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in a pediatric hospital in Argentina [PDF]
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged at the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones Province, north Argentina, in 2003 as a cause of community-acquired (CA) infections, mostly associated with skin and soft tissue infections ...
Gardella, Noella Mariel +5 more
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Orbital and Preseptal Cellulitis: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Management
Introduction: Considering the little evidence regarding peri-orbital infections, this study was aimed to obtain information about the epidemiology, etiology, and management of orbital infections. Material and Methods: In this retrospective investigation,
Dariush Hasheminia +2 more
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An orbital fistula complicating anaerobic frontal sinusitis and osteomyelitis [PDF]
A patient is described with an orbital fistula complicating frontal sinusitis and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. The fistula was excised, but a fortnight later an acute exacerbation occurred.
AF Smith +17 more
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Fatal orbital cellulitis with intracranial complications: a case report
Background Orbital cellulitis is a relatively uncommon presentation in the emergency department, but orbital cellulitis complicated by intracranial extensions, loss of vision, and death has rarely been reported in the literature.
Sabrina Berdouk, Nirasha Pinto
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