RT Book, Section
A1 Yusef, Dawood
A1 Sabella, Camille
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114869760
T1 Orbital cellulitis
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114869760
RD 2024/04/18
AB A  12-year-old  boy  is  brought  to  the  emergency  room  with  progressive  eye  lid  swelling  and  redness  associated  with  blurring  of  vision  for  the  past  24  hours.  Physical  examination  is  significant  for  left  eye  lid  swelling,  erythema,  ptosis,  and  painful  eye  movements.  A  computed  tomography  (CT)  scan  of  the  orbit  shows  opacification  of  the  paranasal  sinuses  with  retro-orbital  extension  and  abscess  formation  (Figure  18-1).  He  is  diagnosed  with  orbital  cellulitis  and  orbital  abscess  and  he  is  admitted  to  the  hospital  for  intravenous  antibiotics,  and  otolaryngology  and  ophthalmologic  evaluation.  His  orbital  abscess  is  surgically  drained  and  he  completes  a  3-week  course  of  antibiotic  therapy  and  recovers  completely.