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Orbital cellulitis demands early recognition, urgent admission and aggressive management
D M Tole1, L C Anderton, J M Hayward
1Department of Opthalmology, Leeds General Infirmary, Belmont Grove, UK.
Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
Orbital cellulitis is an emergency. Confusion still exists between the diagnosis of this serious condition and that of preseptal cellulitis. Delay in treatment may cause blindness and progression to life-threatening sequelae such as brain abscess, meningitis or cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case in which, despite late referral, emergency surgical intervention was sight saving.