This work describes a series of patients with odontogenic orbital cellulitis (OOC), focusing on rate of abscess formation, need for surgical intervention, and imaging findings helpful for rapid diagnosis. Review of a current case and 22 patients with OOC from the scientific literature demonstrated periapical lucency as the most commonly (36.4%) reported finding on facial and orbital computerize...

A 6-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with orbital cellulitis. He had a history of 7 days of fever despite antibiotherapy. At first, he only had pharyngitis and conjunctivitis, but then an orbital mass evolved which restricted the movement of his right eye and there was also periorbital inflammation resembling orbital cellulitis. Examination at presentation revealed conjunctivitis with ...

purpose: to present a case of orbital abscess secondary to mandibular odontogenic infection. case report: a 30 year old man presented with ocular pain and exophthalmos of the left eye following a dental infection since a few days ago. a localized abscess was detected in the left orbital ct but the paranasal sinuses were clear. involvement of the left third mandibular molar was evident on facial...

Orbital cellulitis is extremely uncommon in neonates. We report a 28 day old baby who presented with sudden onset of fever, red and swollen right eye. The child had symptoms of nasal stuffiness 2 weeks prior to this presentation. Physical and laboratory findings were suggestive of orbital cellulitis. The baby was started on systemic broad spectrum antibiotics. Despite 48 hours of antibiotics, t...

Neglect of odontogenic infections can have serious consequences. If they spread through fascial planes and intracranially they can cause an abscess, orbital cellulitis, and eventually cavernous sinus thrombosis. The authors report a case of rapid progressive bilateral orbital cellulitis and cavernous sinus thrombosis that originated from dental caries. Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis is a med...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORBITAL CELLULITIS FOLLOWING EXTRACTION OF TEETH has been recognized clinically in a number of studies. 1-7 Because of the large number of dental extractions performed in the United States each year (estimated at 50 million in the American Dental Association Bureau of Economic and Behavioral Research 1979 Survey of Services Rendered), it is important to recognize the process ...

Orbital cellulitis is an emergency. Confusion still exists between the diagnosis of this serious condition and that of preseptal cellulitis. Delay in treatment may cause blindness and progression to life-threatening sequelae such as brain abscess, meningitis or cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case in which, despite late referral, emergency surgical intervention was sight saving.

We report a rare case of acute otitis media (AOM) complicated by arterial brain infarction, meningitis and orbital cellulitis. Computed tomography (CT) initially showed suspected epidural abscess, coalescent mastoiditis, and orbital cellulitis. Further clinical deterioration occurred following mastoidectomy and evacuation of the abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed subacute brain ...

Dacryocystitis is relatively common, the majority of patients present with pre-septal cellulitis and not an orbital abscess due to anatomical barriers. The authors report a case of dacryocystitis presenting as post-septal cellulitis in a postmenopausal lady with an underlying malignancy. Following antibiotic therapy and elective dacryocystorhinostomy the patient is still under follow-up, and ha...