title: Orbital cellulitis due to occult orbital lymphangioma.
abstract: A 12-year-old female patient with atypical orbital and periorbital cellulitis was found to have an occult lymphangioma of the orbit. Recognition of this entity provided an explanation for the atypical features of the case and guided appropriate medical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bains
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography