Orbital infections Infections of the eyelid or sinuses can sometimes spread around the eye (orbital cellulitis). In this situation the eye is painful, and if double vision is present, can signify the infection has caused displacement of the eye or restriction of eye movements. Prompt systemic ant...
Orbital cellulitis – this type affects the eyeball or causes swelling of the eye or eyelid. Orbital cellulitis can lead to vision loss and/or meningitis and is life-threatening if not treated properly. An eye infection can also cause dacryocystitis, which is when the eye's tear drainage sys...
must be distinguished from preseptal cellulitis. It is an infective process involving ocular adnexal structures posterior to the orbital septum. High index of suspicion is the key to its diagnosis as even experienced physician can miss. Here, we present a case of a 15-year-old female who ...
Coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis (a condition in which the blood’s ability to clot is impaired). Vein thrombosis (blood clot in a vein). Overlying cellulitis (a bacterial infection involving the inner layer of the skin). In infants and children, venous cutdown has largely been replaced by...
Cavernous sinus thrombosis Orbital cellulitis Sinusitis 1. Introduction Superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis (SOVT) is extremely rare (incidence of 3–4 cases/million/year) but potentially devastating clinical entity [1,2]. The SOVT can be secondary to septic or aseptic causes. Septic causes include...
However, with an increasing risk of subspecialty wards facing closure as a result of financial pressures within the NHS, the knowledge base and expertise of ward-based nursing staff of surgical subspecialties is becoming increasingly limited. Using patients undergoing thyroidectomy as an example, a.....