RT Book, Section
A1 Simpson, Blair E.
A1 Logan, Latania K.
A1 Tan, Tina Q.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157320910
T1 Periorbital and Orbital Infections
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157320910
RD 2024/04/24
AB Whereas  the  terms  periorbital  (preseptal)  and  orbital  (postseptal)  cellulitis  sound  similar,  their  pathogenesis,  management,  and  complications  are  quite  different.  Periorbital  infections  refer  to  infections  located  anterior  to  the  orbital  septum,  while  orbital  infections  are  infections  located  posteriorly.1,2