BACKGROUND The thinness of the periorbital skin may facilitate allergen penetration, making this area particularly susceptible to sensitization. MATERIAL AND METHODS For the cross-sectional study, data were collected by the 57 participating centres of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology. A total of 101 403 patients patch tested between January 2001 and December 2010 were inc...

BACKGROUND To review our management of common venous malformation (VM) affecting the orbit and/or periorbital area. METHODS Consecutive patients with orbital and/or periorbital VM were identified from our vascular anomalies database. Demographic details of the patients, anatomic site(s) affected, symptoms and signs, presence of a family history of VM, and types of treatment(s) were collected,...

purpose: to report a case of acute myelogenous leukemia (aml) presenting with periorbital cellulitis and progressing to facial and neck cellulitis. case report: a 17 year old male patient presented with periorbital cellulitis which progressed to the right hemifacial and neck area. he did not respond to regular antibiotic therapy. peripheral blood smear showed leukocytosis with predominance of i...

PURPOSE To report a patient who was referred for orbital cellulitis but was finally diagnosed with acute leukemia. CASE REPORT A 17-year-old boy presented with fever, periorbital erythema and swelling mimicking periorbital cellulitis. He underwent empiric antibiotic therapy. Complete blood counts revealed leukocytosis with a predominance of immature blast cells. Bone marrow aspiration confirm...

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...

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 ...