Orbital cellulitis after strabismus surgery.
Serious infection is uncommon after eye muscle surgery. Orbital cellulitis is a rarely reported but is potentially vision- and life-threatening complication after strabismus surgery. In this report, we describe a case of unilateral orbital cellulitis after strabismus surgery for sensory exotropia in a healthy adolescent boy.
Palamar
Melis
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova Izmir, Turkey.
Uretmen
Onder
O
Kose
Suheyla
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005099:Exotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002444:Cefuroxime; D007052:Ibuprofen