A 19-year-old male presented to the emergency department with progressive right eye proptosis and was subsequently diagnosed bacterial orbital cellulitis acute on chronic allergic fungal sinusitis. He experienced brief symptomatic improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery, initiation of antibiotics, steroid treatment; however, he re-presented five days discharge significantly worsened symptoms...

BACKGROUND This case illustrates the importance of prompt assessment and treatment of orbital cellulitis. In fact the ocular signs and symptoms may be associated with systemic complications which should be investigated and identified as soon as possible to avoid a poor prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old white woman presented to our emergency room with proptosis, ophthalmoplegia, and c...

BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital environment, but also, lately, in the community. This case report is, to our knowledge, the first detailed description of a community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus ST80 orbital cellulitis in a previously healthy neonate. Possible predisposing factors of microbial acquisi...

BACKGROUND Acute or chronic infection of the scleral explant is rare. We report seven cases of scleral explant infections that caused orbital cellulitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective chart review of oculoplastics at oculoplastics and vitreo-retinal units in a secondary referral hospital. All subjects had orbital cellulitis secondary to scleral buckle in the range of January ...