via cavernous sinus and intracranial propagation of periorbital cellulitis. This was not required in our case due to probably institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy. It may be of merit in severe or late diagnosed cases. Staphylococcal colonization of nasopharynx can lead to ethmoiditis in immunocompromized or susceptible child, with rapid progress locally and hematogenous seeding as in o...

UNLABELLED Complex periorbital subunit reconstruction is challenging because the goals of effective reconstruction vary from one individual to another. The purpose of this article is to explore the indications and anatomic feasibility of periorbital transplantation by reviewing our institutional repository of facial injury. METHODS Institutional review board approval was obtained at the R Ada...

PURPOSE To determine the effectiveness and possible side effects of using propranolol for the treatment of orbital and periorbital infantile hemangiomas. METHODS Infants with periorbital or orbital hemangiomas who had not received either local or systemic corticosteroids were recruited. The changes in tumor size, color, and texture, and any side effects of the drug were recorded. RESULTS Fi...

Technologies and devices for cosmetic procedures are developing with each passing day. However, increased and unauthorized use of such emerging technologies may also lead to increases in unexpected results and complications as well. Here, we report a case of facial cellulitis after a "beauty parlor" session of skin cleaning with jet stream peeling device in 19-year old female patient for the fi...

To the Editor: Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a cytotoxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus that causes leukocyte destruction and tissue necrosis (1). Although produced by <5% of S. aureus strains, the toxin is detected in large percentages of isolates that cause necrotic skin lesions and severe necrotizing pneumonia (2). Although commonly associated with community-acquired methicillin-re...