title: Nontraumatic rupture of the globe secondary to orbital cellulitis.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman had a spontaneous nontraumatic rupture of the globe secondary to severely increased orbital pressure from an orbital cellulitis. To our knowledge this is the first such case reported.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents