title: Orbital cellulitis following strabismus surgery.
abstract: Orbital cellulitis is a rare complication of extraocular muscle surgery. Two cases have been reported since 1935. No report of this sight-threatening and life-threatening complication of strabismus surgery has appeared since computerized tomography became readily available. The following is a report of a case of orbital cellulitis occurring unilaterally following bilateral strabismus surgery in which computerized tomography was helpful in verification and management. Early antibiotics resulted in a favorable outcome. The case is compared to those reported by von Noorden.
mesh_terms: D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009254:Nafcillin; D002439:Cefotaxime