ABSTRACT
The orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues located behind of the orbital setum. It is presented as a complication of an acute sinusitis although it can appear as consequence of other infectious processes. We present a series of 20 cases diagnosed and treated in our center of orbital cellulitis. We expose the diagnostic criteria that we have followed, as well as the complementary tests used and the different treatments both medical and surgical.
Subject(s)
Cellulitis/diagnostic imaging , Orbit/diagnostic imaging , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Cellulitis/microbiology , Cellulitis/surgery , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Orbit/microbiology , Orbit/surgery , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Streptococcal Infections/complications , Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Nowadays due to the use of antibiotics the occurrence of a general complication of tonsillitis is extremely rare. Lemierre in 1936 throroughly described one of these events. We introduce a case of postanginal septicaemia detected in a previous healthy young woman. We also undertake a review of Lemierre's syndrome cases published within the last seven years in the English and Spanish literature, giving special attention to diagnostical methods and therapeutical strategies.
