Dacryocele in an adult presenting as facial cellulitis

Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Presenting as Clinical Feature of Facial Cellulitis in an Adult

Vol. 28, No. 4, 2016 507 Received March 23, 2015, Revised July 27, 2015, Accepted for publication August 5, 2015 Corresponding author: Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, 87 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju 38067, Korea. Tel: 82-54-770-8268, Fax: 82-54-770-8378, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Com...

Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Bilateral Orbital Cellulitis: An Unusual Case

Orbital cellulitis is a severe and sight-threatening infection of orbital tissues posterior to the orbital septum. The most common causes of orbital cellulitis are rhinosinusitis, orbital trauma, and surgery. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a systemic infection that begins on cardiac valves and spreads by means of the bloodstream to peripheral organs. Septic emboli can spread to any organ includ...

Facial Cellulitis

Chlamydial conjunctivitis presenting as pre septal cellulitis

Chlamydia conjuctivitis results from infection by chlamydia trachomatis, the commonest treatable sexually transmitted infection in Europe. Its clinical manifestations involve the conjunctiva and the cornea. The inflammation under the upper eyelid may be sufficient to present as ptosis, however previously it has not been documented to cause a preseptal cellulitis. We present such a case. A 15-ye...

Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Abdominal Wall Cellulitis

A 73-year-old woman ultimately proven to have perforated colorectal adenocarcinoma presented to the emergency department with cellulitis of the abdominal wall. This case illustrates the challenge of diagnosis and management of such patients. It demonstrates limitations of colonoscopy and the importance of computed tomography to diagnose and characterize the disease. The optimal strategy for per...