orbital_cellulitis
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| * [[antibiotics]] | * [[antibiotics]] | ||
| * [[perichondritis]] | * [[perichondritis]] | ||
| + | * need to disinguish from: | ||
| + | * allergic reaction - usually bilateral and non-tender to light touch | ||
| + | * gravitational oedema / bruise from a forehead injury | ||
| * in adults, this may be due to spread from [[odontogenic_sinusitis]] | * in adults, this may be due to spread from [[odontogenic_sinusitis]] | ||
| * rarely, it may be due to necrotising fasciitis from an otherwise innocuous minor cut (([[https:// | * rarely, it may be due to necrotising fasciitis from an otherwise innocuous minor cut (([[https:// | ||
| + | * in un-immunised children it is commonly caused by //H. influenzae// | ||
| *[[https:// | *[[https:// | ||
orbital_cellulitis.txt · Last modified: 2025/10/06 22:28 by gary1