title: Anaerobic orbital cellulitis: a clinical and experimental study.
abstract: In this article we have reviewed the clinical and bacteriologic aspects of anaerobic orbital cellulitis and have presented six patients to illustrate these points. Physicians who treat patients with orbital cellulitis should have a high index of suspicion for possible instances involving anaerobes, so that appropriate management can be started early. To investigate this problem further, we created an animal model of anaerobic orbital cellulitis. This model may be useful in future studies of the pathogenesis and treatment of this serious and often devastating disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jedrzynski
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bullock
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed