title: Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion complicating orbital cellulitis.
abstract: Orbital Cellulitis is a dreaded ophthalmologic disease. It may destroy vision and the eye and may even become life threatening. Often visual loss is the result of exposure and subsequent destruction of ocular tissue commonly the cornea and the uvea. We report a case of combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion complicating orbital cellulitis in a 35 year old patient who was 37 weeks pregnant resulting in loss of vision in the affected eye. There have been few case reports of this type of complication of orbital cellulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. kopeyemi@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Komolafe
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ashaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents