Panfacial cellulitis with contralateral orbital cellulitis and blindness after tooth extraction.
A case of panfacial cellulitis with contralateral orbital cellulitis and blindness after extraction of a tooth has been reported. Contralateral orbital involvement, with sparing of the ipsilateral eye, constituted the unusual feature. This was considered to be a result of hematogenous spread rather than of direct extension.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery