title: Diagnosis, management and treatment of orbital and periorbital cellulitis in children.
abstract: Children with red swollen eyes frequently present to emergency departments. Some patients will have orbital cellulitis, a condition that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment. Orbital cellulitis can be confused with the less severe, but more frequently encountered, periorbital cellulitis, which requires less aggressive management. Delayed recognition of the signs and symptoms of orbital cellulitis can lead to serious complications such as blindness, meningitis and cerebral abscess. This article describes the clinical features, epidemiology and outcomes of the condition, and discusses management and treatment. It also includes a case study.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rashed
authors.affiliation: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.affiliation: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Paul Anthony
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.affiliation: Torbay Hospital, Torquay.|Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Siba Prosad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: antibiotics; blindness; children; meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; orbital cellulitis; periorbital cellulitis; sinusitis