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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;21(2):240-2.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2002.004051.

Periorbital swelling: the important distinction between allergy and infection

P W A Goodyear  1 , A L Firth, D R Strachan, M Dudley
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Periorbital swelling: the important distinction between allergy and infection

P W A Goodyear et al. Emerg Med J. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Orbital cellulitis and abscess formation are rare complications of sinusitis, however acute orbital inflammation is secondary to sinusitis in about 70% of cases. Delay in diagnosis must not occur to avoid serious complications such as blindness and life threatening intracranial sepsis. A case is reported in which despite late referral, emergency surgical intervention was sight saving.

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