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Orbital cellulitis in West Texas

Cameron Clarke MD, Kelly Mitchell MD

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Identify the risk factors, microbiology, complications, and treatment outcomes of orbital cellulitis in West Texas.

Study type: Retrospective chart review.

Main findings: Forty-six patients over a 10-year period were treated for orbital cellulitis. The majority of patients were adult and male. The most common causative organisms were Staphylococcus aureus and polymicrobial infections. Abscess formation, either subperiosteal or intraorbital, was the most common complications. The majority of patients regained normal visual acuity following resolution of the infection.

Conclusion: Prompt treatment of orbital cellulitis results in limited complications and resolution of visual loss.

Keywords: orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, preseptal cellulitis




Article citation: Clarke C, Mitchell K. Orbital cellulitis in West Texas. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2021;9(40):9–13

From: Department of Ophthalmology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas

Submitted: 3/31/2021

Accepted: 5/1/2021

Reviewer: Jacob Nichols MD

Conflicts of interest: none

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