Hypopyon and orbital cellulitis associated with Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
Three children, 8 months to 2 years of age, demonstrated unusual manifestations in association with Haemophilus influenzae septicemia and meningitis. After one child had been diagnosed as having orbital cellulitis in conjunction with H influenzae meningitis, a second child, with orbital cellulitis and no clinical evidence of meningitis, had a lumbar tap indicative of a meningitis. A third child developed a hypopyon in association with H influenzae meningitis and septic arthritis of several joints. We report the problem of diagnosis and treatment of orbital cellulitis in the context of our cases and those previously reported.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D009915:Orbit; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D010400:Penicillin G