Diferencia entre revisiones de «Periorbital vs Orbital Cellulitis»

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==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Periorbiral swelling DDX}}
{{Periorbital swelling DDX}}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revisión del 17:20 13 oct 2014

Background

  • Orbital Cellulitis may mimic Periorbital Cellulitis early in its course
  • Orbital cellullitis
    • Ocular emergency
    • Most often due to ethmoid sinusitis
    • May also be due to orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infection from teeth / middle ear
    • Not caused by extension of periorbital cellulitis
  • Periorbital cellulitis
    • Usually benign
    • Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids

Differential Diagnosis

Periorbital swelling

Proptosis

No proptosis

Lid Complications

Other

See Also

Source

  • UpToDate
  • Tintinalli