Pseudocellulitis of the orbit.
A case of retinoblastoma with secondary glaucoma, in which the initial clinical findings were indistinguishable from those of orbital cellulitis, is presented. Acute glaucoma, especially in childhood, may mimick suppurative disease of the orbit, and primary ocular pathology must be considered in evaluating apparent disease processes in other facial structures.
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*