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Periorbital Infection

MedGen UID:
181753
•Concept ID:
C0948065
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An infectious process affecting the tissues around the orbit. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeriorbital Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management Patterns in Pediatric Complicated Sinusitis.
McDermott SM, Onwuka A, Elmaraghy C, Walz PC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Oct;163(4):814-821. Epub 2020 May 12 doi: 10.1177/0194599820918832. PMID: 32396416
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea: diagnosis and management.
Abuabara A
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2007 Sep 1;12(5):E397-400. PMID: 17767107
Periorbital lymphatic malformation: clinical course and management in 42 patients.
Greene AK, Burrows PE, Smith L, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jan;115(1):22-30. PMID: 15622227

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Orbital cellulitis.
Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Jun;68:1-9. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.024. PMID: 36893591
Paediatric periorbital cellulitis: A 10-year retrospective case series review.
Murphy DC, Meghji S, Alfiky M, Bath AP
J Paediatr Child Health 2021 Feb;57(2):227-233. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.15179. PMID: 32987452
Periorbital infections and conjunctivitis due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive Staphylococcus aureus in children.
Hoppe PA, Hanitsch LG, Leistner R, Niebank M, Bührer C, von Bernuth H, Krüger R
BMC Infect Dis 2018 Aug 6;18(1):371. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3281-8. PMID: 30081842Free PMC Article
Prophylactic Antibiotics for Enucleation and Evisceration: A Retrospective Study and Systematic Literature Review.
Pariseau B, Fox B, Dutton JJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;34(1):49-54. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000853. PMID: 28072612
Periorbital necrotising fasciitis.
Lazzeri D, Lazzeri S, Figus M, Tascini C, Bocci G, Colizzi L, Giannotti G, Lorenzetti F, Gandini D, Danesi R, Menichetti F, Del Tacca M, Nardi M, Pantaloni M
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;94(12):1577-85. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167486. PMID: 19897473

Diagnosis

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Orbital cellulitis.
Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Jun;68:1-9. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.024. PMID: 36893591
Paediatric periorbital cellulitis: A 10-year retrospective case series review.
Murphy DC, Meghji S, Alfiky M, Bath AP
J Paediatr Child Health 2021 Feb;57(2):227-233. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.15179. PMID: 32987452
Acute rhinosinusitis-related orbital infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis.
Huang SF, Lee TJ, Lee YS, Chen CC, Chin SC, Wang NC
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 Mar;120(3):185-90. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000307. PMID: 21510144
Periorbital necrotising fasciitis.
Lazzeri D, Lazzeri S, Figus M, Tascini C, Bocci G, Colizzi L, Giannotti G, Lorenzetti F, Gandini D, Danesi R, Menichetti F, Del Tacca M, Nardi M, Pantaloni M
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;94(12):1577-85. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167486. PMID: 19897473
Acute cellulitis: an unusual manifestation of meningococcal disease.
Porras MC, Martínez VC, Ruiz IM, Encinas PM, Fernandez MT, García J, Martín Martín LC
Scand J Infect Dis 2001;33(1):56-9. doi: 10.1080/003655401750064086. PMID: 11234980

Therapy

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Orbital cellulitis.
Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Jun;68:1-9. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.024. PMID: 36893591
Paediatric periorbital cellulitis: A 10-year retrospective case series review.
Murphy DC, Meghji S, Alfiky M, Bath AP
J Paediatr Child Health 2021 Feb;57(2):227-233. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.15179. PMID: 32987452
Prophylactic Antibiotics for Enucleation and Evisceration: A Retrospective Study and Systematic Literature Review.
Pariseau B, Fox B, Dutton JJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;34(1):49-54. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000853. PMID: 28072612
Necrotizing group A streptococcal periorbital infection following adalimumab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Roos JC, René C, Ostor AJ
Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2011 Jun;30(2):160-2. Epub 2010 Nov 15 doi: 10.3109/15569527.2010.533317. PMID: 21077727
Periorbital necrotising fasciitis.
Lazzeri D, Lazzeri S, Figus M, Tascini C, Bocci G, Colizzi L, Giannotti G, Lorenzetti F, Gandini D, Danesi R, Menichetti F, Del Tacca M, Nardi M, Pantaloni M
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;94(12):1577-85. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167486. PMID: 19897473

Prognosis

Paediatric periorbital cellulitis: A 10-year retrospective case series review.
Murphy DC, Meghji S, Alfiky M, Bath AP
J Paediatr Child Health 2021 Feb;57(2):227-233. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.15179. PMID: 32987452
Prophylactic Antibiotics for Enucleation and Evisceration: A Retrospective Study and Systematic Literature Review.
Pariseau B, Fox B, Dutton JJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;34(1):49-54. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000853. PMID: 28072612
Granulicatella elegans Causing Periorbital Infection During Orthodontic Treatment.
Kim YJ, Choi BM, Choi KS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Jul-Aug;32(4):e81-3. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000253. PMID: 25105523
Acute rhinosinusitis-related orbital infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis.
Huang SF, Lee TJ, Lee YS, Chen CC, Chin SC, Wang NC
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 Mar;120(3):185-90. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000307. PMID: 21510144
Acute periorbital infections: who needs emergent imaging?
Rudloe TF, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Rahbar R, Vanderveen D, Kimia AA
Pediatrics 2010 Apr;125(4):e719-26. Epub 2010 Mar 1 doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-1709. PMID: 20194288

Clinical prediction guides

Differences in characteristics, aetiologies, isolated pathogens, and the efficacy of antibiotics in adult patients with preseptal cellulitis and orbital cellulitis between 2000-2009 and 2010-2019.
Shih EJ, Chen JK, Tsai PJ, Bee YS
Br J Ophthalmol 2023 Mar;107(3):331-336. Epub 2021 Oct 4 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-318986. PMID: 34607790
Paediatric periorbital cellulitis: A 10-year retrospective case series review.
Murphy DC, Meghji S, Alfiky M, Bath AP
J Paediatr Child Health 2021 Feb;57(2):227-233. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.15179. PMID: 32987452
Acute rhinosinusitis-related orbital infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis.
Huang SF, Lee TJ, Lee YS, Chen CC, Chin SC, Wang NC
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 Mar;120(3):185-90. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000307. PMID: 21510144
Acute periorbital infections: who needs emergent imaging?
Rudloe TF, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Rahbar R, Vanderveen D, Kimia AA
Pediatrics 2010 Apr;125(4):e719-26. Epub 2010 Mar 1 doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-1709. PMID: 20194288

Recent systematic reviews

Prophylactic Antibiotics for Enucleation and Evisceration: A Retrospective Study and Systematic Literature Review.
Pariseau B, Fox B, Dutton JJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;34(1):49-54. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000853. PMID: 28072612
Periorbital necrotising fasciitis.
Lazzeri D, Lazzeri S, Figus M, Tascini C, Bocci G, Colizzi L, Giannotti G, Lorenzetti F, Gandini D, Danesi R, Menichetti F, Del Tacca M, Nardi M, Pantaloni M
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;94(12):1577-85. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167486. PMID: 19897473

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