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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 infections in children encompass a spectrum from periorbital cellulitis to deep-seated orbital cellulitis and abscess formation. These conditions most commonly arise from contiguous spread of ...

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 ...

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 ...