BOSTON — The introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) vaccine has coincided with a sharp decline in the number of periorbital and orbital cellulitis cases related to H. influenzae, according ...
A collective gasp went up as the patient poked his head into the staff work area. The poor little guy looked like a toddler Rocky after his final round in the ring. But instead of looking bruised, ...
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Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006;25(8):695-699. Our local study is limited by its retrospective design and relatively small number of cases, although it is one of the larger series of orbital cellulitis ...
Orbital cellulitis presents with periorbital edema and erythema, but typically is associated with constitutional symptoms such as fever, which this patient did not have. In addition, the ...