Periorbital Cellulitis
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Periorbital Cellulitis Symptoms
Symptoms of periorbital
cellulitis
include:
Eye pain
Eye redness
Eye tearing
Redness of the skin around the eye
Facial swelling
Swelling
around the eye
Tenderness around the eye
Facial pain
Facial tenderness
Vision change
Blurry vision
Loss of vision
Double vision
Fever
Headache
Vomiting
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Periorbital Cellulitis References:
Ambati BK, Ambati J, Azar N, Stratton L, Schmidt EV. Periorbital and orbital cellulitis before and after the advent of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination. Ophthalmology. 2000 Aug;107(8):1450-3.
Howe L, Jones NS. Guidelines for the management of periorbital cellulitis/abscess. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 2004 Dec;29(6):725-8.
Schwartz GR, Wright SW. Changing bacteriology of periorbital cellulitis. Ann Emerg Med. 1996 Dec;28(6):617-20.
Starkey CR, Steele RW. Medical management of orbital cellulitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Oct;20(10):1002-5.
