The infection of the orbita and ocular tissues can result in severe local and systemic complications. We aimed to determine the predisposing factors for preseptal and orbital cellulitis, the clinical and routine laboratory differences between orbital and preseptal cellulitis, and the change in the spectrum of the pathogens and the antibiotics used in the last 10 years. One hundred thirty-nine p...

Linked Article: Burian et al. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:110–118. Cellulitis (also known as erysipelas) is a common infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, therefore falls within domain dermatologists. Cellulitis, which can often be recurrent, among top 10 reasons for admission to hospital, with patients receiving treatment from many specialties including emergency care, general practition...

Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma is a rare disease characterized by indurated nodules and yellowish-red plaques in the dermis or subdermal tissues particularly in the periorbital region; the lesions are often ulcerated. This disease is frequently associated with hematological disorders such as monoclonal gammopathy and lymphoproliferative disorders. Its pathogenesis is unknown and the small number o...

Cellulitis has emerged as an economically important disease of broiler chickens. The impact of environmental risk factors on the incidence of cellulitis has not been evaluated in the United States. Escherichia coli (E. coli), the causative agent, is introduced through skin scratches during the grow out. Our previous work suggested that the litter was an important reservoir for cellulitis-associ...

this is a case report of foreign body ingestion in a suicide attempt resulting in gastric perforation and phlegmon formation during a subsequent 6 month period that eventually required surgical intervention. the patient had a prolonged course because she did not report a history of foreign body ingestion and the initial evaluating physicians had no suspicion about possible foreign body ingestio...

A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a Glasgow Coma Score of 8 after throwing himself out of a window. Right periorbital and conjunctival blood infiltration were noted, with complete ophthalmoplegia and loss of the pupillary light reflex. On the third day, a systolic bruit became audible over the right eyeball [(Figure 1A) Click on image for audio]. The CT with contrast ...

Cellulitis is an inflammatory condition of sub-cutaneous connective tissue under the skin. Bacteria, most commonly Streptococci and Staphylococci, when they get beneath the skin tissue through possible cuts or bruises, play a big role in the pathogenesis of this condition [1,2]. Diagnosis is fairly straight forward based on the appearance of the skin. If untreated, cellulitis may be highly dang...