orbital cellulitis

typically will be managed by multiple specialties
Etiology complication of trauma/eye surgery; haematogenous; direct extension from sinuses.
Pathogens: Staph, Strep, gram negative rods
Epidemiology
Clinical presentation facial pain.
Orbital: ↓ vision, proptosis, ocular pain
Pathogenesis
Diagnostic investigations CT orbit: rule out subperiosteal abscess
Management Pre-septal cellulitis in child - admit paeds, treat as orbital as orbital septum not developed so easily passes into orbit and intracellularly

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https://eyewiki.org/Orbital_Cellulitis
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