BOSTON — The introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) vaccine has coincided with a sharp decline in the number of periorbital and orbital cellulitis cases related to H. influenzae, according ...

A four-year-old previously healthy female presents to the emergency department (ED) with pain, swelling, and redness of her left eye which has been increasing in severity since yesterday morning. She ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The ophthalmology service was consulted to evaluate a 19-year-old male inpatient with rapid-onset bilateral ...

The editors and current author would like to thank and acknowledge the significant contribution of the previous author of this chapter from the 2004 first edition, Dr. Leo U. Pascua. This current ...

A collective gasp went up as the patient poked his head into the staff work area. The poor little guy looked like a toddler Rocky after his final round in the ring. But instead of looking bruised, ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006;25(8):695-699. Our local study is limited by its retrospective design and relatively small number of cases, although it is one of the larger series of orbital cellulitis ...

Orbital cellulitis presents with periorbital edema and erythema, but typically is associated with constitutional symptoms such as fever, which this patient did not have. In addition, the ...

Orbital cellulitis is an uncommon complication of ophthalmic surgery. It has been reported after strabismus surgery, blepharoplasty, radial keratomy and retinal surgery. 1,2 This is a short case ...

The MRSA USA300 strain is linked to periorbital infections and worse visual acuity in younger patients lacking typical risk factors.

A 78-year-old woman suffers from seasonal rhinitis and conjunctivitis. For the first time, however, she now notes the striking appearance of painless and nonpruritic periorbital purpura involving ...