title: Orbital cellulitis demands early recognition, urgent admission and aggressive management.
abstract: Orbital cellulitis is an emergency. Confusion still exists between the diagnosis of this serious condition and that of preseptal cellulitis. Delay in treatment may cause blindness and progression to life-threatening sequelae such as brain abscess, meningitis or cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case in which, despite late referral, emergency surgical intervention was sight saving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Leeds General Infirmary, Belmont Grove, UK.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tole
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Anderton
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hayward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D010343:Patient Admission; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed