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Periorbital cellulitis is a potentially lethal infection which must be rapidly distinguished from a host of self-limited illnesses. It is often associated with sepsis and requires intravenous antibiotics with broad initial coverage because of the wide variety of infecting organisms. A search must be made for an underlying source of the infection. Facial cellulitis is less frequently followed by major complications. It usually responds to oral antibiotics but also requires a careful search for the source of infection.
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PMID:Periorbital and facial cellulitis. 735 94

Periorbital cellulitis is a condition primarily affecting young children. We present a 5-week-old boy who developed periorbital cellulitis and had a CT scan which identified acute ethmoiditis as the source of the sepsis. His clinical course is outlined, and the relevant literature is discussed. We believe this patient is the youngest case of periorbital cellulitis due to confirmed ethmoiditis reported. This emphasises the possibility of an underlying sinusitis in patients with periorbital cellulitis, even in this very young age group.
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PMID:Periorbital cellulitis secondary to ethmoiditis in a 5-week-old child. 1069 48