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===[[periorbital cellulitis|Periorbital]] vs [[Orbital Cellulitis]]=== | |||
*[[Orbital cellulitis]] may mimic [[periorbital cellulitis]] early in its course | *[[Orbital cellulitis]] may mimic [[periorbital cellulitis]] early in its course | ||
*[[Orbital | *[[Orbital cellulitis]] | ||
**Ocular emergency | **Ocular emergency | ||
**Most often due to ethmoid sinusitis | **Most often due to ethmoid [[sinusitis]] | ||
**May also be due to orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infection from teeth / middle ear | **May also be due to orbital [[trauma]], [[endophthalmitis]], infection from teeth / middle ear | ||
**Not caused by extension of periorbital cellulitis | **Not caused by extension of [[periorbital cellulitis]] | ||
*[[Periorbital cellulitis]] | *[[Periorbital cellulitis]] | ||
**Usually benign | **Usually benign | ||
**Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids | **Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 14 January 2026
Periorbital vs Orbital Cellulitis
- Orbital cellulitis may mimic periorbital cellulitis early in its course
- Orbital cellulitis
- Ocular emergency
- Most often due to ethmoid sinusitis
- May also be due to orbital trauma, endophthalmitis, infection from teeth / middle ear
- Not caused by extension of periorbital cellulitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Usually benign
- Most often due to contiguous infection of soft tissues of face and eyelids