Cellulitis of the eyelids associated with sinusitis and brain abscess

Erythema in the orbital area can indicate systemic and life‐threatening diseases. We experienced an unusual and serious case of orbital cellulitis that was difficult to distinguish from a case with good prognosis. A 21‐year‐old man developed an erythema around his eyes. He exhibited no symptoms that...

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Published inJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 74 - 77
Main Authors Shinagawa, Yumiko, Ando, Iwao, Kukita, Atsushi, Kitazawa, Eriko, Saruki, Kiyofumi, Aoki, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.1998
Subjects
Adult
Brain abscess
Brain Abscess - complications
Brain Abscess - pathology
Cellulitis - complications
Cellulitis - pathology
Eyelid Diseases - complications
Eyelid Diseases - pathology
Humans
Male
Odontogenic sinusitis
Orbital cellulitis
Sinusitis - complications
Sinusitis - pathology
Skin - pathology
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Summary:Erythema in the orbital area can indicate systemic and life‐threatening diseases. We experienced an unusual and serious case of orbital cellulitis that was difficult to distinguish from a case with good prognosis. A 21‐year‐old man developed an erythema around his eyes. He exhibited no symptoms that would suggest lesions in deep tissues, but his condition turned out to be cellulitis retrogradely metastasized from an odontogenic sinusitis traced to a dental treatment problem. Computed tomography revealed complication of a large abscess in the frontal lobe. Cellulitis of the orbital area requires particular clinical discretion.
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ISSN:0926-9959
1468-3083
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1998.tb00960.x