Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

A Case Report of Orbital Cellulitis

Professor, Department of ENT, Santhiram Medical College, NH-18, Nandyal, Kurnool (District), Andhra Pradesh, India. Email id: polisettir@gmail.com

Online published on 24 April, 2015.

Abstract

Orbital cellulitis is a septic process between the ethmoid and orbitary tissue representing the most frequent cause of unilateral exophthalmos, Orbital cellulitis is an uncommon infectious process in which patient may present with pain, reduced visual acuity, compromised ocular motility and significant proptosis, The close cooperation between ophthalmologists and ENT specialists is required both for diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

Orbital cellulitis, Ethmoiditis, Rhinoscopy, Oedematous, Orbital decompression, Juvenile diabetes mellitus