PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D M Tole
AU  - L C Anderton
AU  - J M Hayward
TI  - Orbital cellulitis demands early recognition, urgent admission and aggressive management.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.12.2.151
DP  - 1995 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
PG  - 151--153
VI  - 12
IP  - 2
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/12/2/151.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/12/2/151.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1995 Jun 01; 12
AB  - Orbital cellulitis is an emergency. Confusion still exists between the diagnosis of this serious condition and that of preseptal cellulitis. Delay in treatment may cause blindness and progression to life-threatening sequelae such as brain abscess, meningitis or cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case in which, despite late referral, emergency surgical intervention was sight saving.