Purpose To report 2 cases of severe necrotising orbital cellulitis which illustrate the need for aggressive surgical management to prevent blindness. Methods The case records of 2 patients with ...

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 ...

The injection of local anaesthetic agents into the episcleral, or sub-Tenon’s, space is widely used for cataract surgery. Since its introduction 9 years ago, no serious adverse events have been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient ...

In contrast, orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbital tissues, such as fat and extraocular muscles, posterior to the orbital septum. Whereas preseptal cellulitis is typically mild and rarely ...

The mother of a young boy who suffered a swollen eye after contracting COVID has spoken about her son's ordeal with the virus. The boy, aged nine, from Bristol, U.K., had initially tested positive for ...

Dear Doctor: It took visiting four different doctors to get an accurate diagnosis of cellulitis. From what I’ve read, that’s pretty common. There are many troubling things about it, including ...

Jim McInvale, better known as Mattress Mack, gave an update on his health from St. Luke's hospital. (Courtesy of Jim McInvale's Facebook page) HOUSTON, Texas – After spending three days in the ...

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the dermis — the deep layer of skin — as well as the subcutaneous tissues (fat and soft tissue layer) that are under the skin. It sometimes appears in areas ...

What is cellulitis? Cellulitis is an infection in the skin caused by bacteria in which the skin becomes red and swollen. It can appear anywhere on the body, but it usually shows up on the legs in ...