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A Rare Cause of Preseptal Cellulitis: Anthrax

Pediatric Dermatology, 2007
Abstract:  Infection of the eyelids confined to the preseptal space is relatively common but potentially serious. We report a child with cutaneous anthrax to remind that the interesting contagious cause be included in the differential diagnosis of the preseptal cellulitis.
Artaç, Hasibe, Silahlı, Musa, Keleş, Sevgi, Özdemir, Mustafa, Reisli, İsmail   +4 more
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PRESEPTAL AND ORBITAL CELLULITIS

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, 2000
Preseptal and orbital cellulitis occur more commonly in children than adults. The history and physical examination are crucial in distinguishing between preseptal and orbital cellulitis. The orbital septum delineates the anterior eyelid soft tissues from the orbital soft tissue.
L MAWN, D JORDAN, S DONAHUE
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Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis

Pediatric Care Online, 2016
It is important to distinguish between preseptal and orbital cellulitis, as both can present with similar signs and symptoms of red, swollen eyelids, with or without discharge, and with or without upper respiratory symptoms. Decreased visual acuity, afferent pupillary defect, motility deficit, and proptosis suggest an orbital process as opposed to a ...
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Getting an Eyeful of Preseptal Cellulitis

Pediatric Annals, 2013
Practitioners are often confronted with the mildly to moderately ill child who presents with an area of distinct redness and/or swelling of the skin around the eyelid. This is often accompanied by purulent conjunctival discharge, fever, purulent rhinorrhea, or concomitant acute otitis media.
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ORBITAL CELLULITE AND PRESEPTAL CELLULITE IN CHILDHOOD

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology, 1986
AbstractA study was made of 112 children with preseptal cellulitis, orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, and orbital abscess. These were consecutive admissions to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, during the period June 1976 to August 1985. The average age was 3 years 6 months.
M, Lawless, F, Martin
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Moraxella catarrhalis Bacteremia and Preseptal Cellulitis

Southern Medical Journal, 1994
Invasive disease due to Moraxella catarrhalis is rare and has been associated mostly with immune deficiency conditions. We describe the first case of M catarrhalis bacteremia and preseptal cellulitis in an immunocompetent infant. This organism may be evolving from one with low pathogenicity to one with increased pathogenicity.
A T, Rotta, B I, Asmar
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Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis in a Developing Country

Orbit, 2007
To report the clinical features, etiology, management practices, and outcomes of preseptal (PC) and orbital cellulitis (OC) in a developing country.The charts of all patients with PC and OC at the Philippine General Hospital from 1990 to 1995 were reviewed and the following data retrieved: age, gender, manner of presentation, causative agent, treatment,
Harvey Siy, Uy, Prospero Ma C, Tuano
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Preseptal Cellulitis Caused by Trichophyton (Ringworm)

Cornea, 2002
A 10-year-old boy with a past medical history significant for chicken pox at 7 years of age was referred to our eye center by an outside ophthalmologist for a 15-day history of worsening right-sided preseptal cellulitis. The patient reported photophobia, pruritus, and pain in the eyelid region.
Andrew J, Velazquez, Michael H, Goldstein, William T, Driebe   +2 more
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Ringworm Causing Childhood Preseptal Cellulitis

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2003
A 4-year-old girl had redness and swelling of the left upper eyelid of 1 week's duration. She had been treated with topical fusidic add and oral flucloxacillin without resolution. Ophthalmic examination showed a diffuse, erythematous, tender lesion affecting the entire upper eyelid.
P S, Rajalekshmi, Sarah L, Evans, Claire E, Morton, Richard E A, Williams, C S, Ng   +4 more
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Preseptal Orbital Cellulitis in Children

2016
Preseptal cellulitis defines infections limited to the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the eyelid anterior to the orbital septum. Clinically, patients present with erythema and swelling of the eyelid. Although imaging of an isolated preseptal cellulitis is usually not clinically indicated, it can be useful in patients in whom the clinical ...
Da Silva Carlos Jorge
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