What Is Eyelid Cellulitis?

Orbital cellulitis is an acute purulent inflammation of the soft tissues in the orbit, and is the most serious of all orbital soft tissue inflammations. The disease is mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcal infections.

Orbital cellulitis

Orbital cellulitis is an acute purulent inflammation of the soft tissues in the orbit, and is the most serious of all orbital soft tissue inflammations. This disease is caused by Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic

This disease is an acute purulent inflammation of the soft tissues in the orbit, and it is the most serious of all orbital soft tissue inflammations. This disease is caused by Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic

1. Sudden onset, often fever,

Diagnose based on

1. Sudden onset of illness, often fever,

Orbital cellulitis treatment principles

1. Drug treatment: a large number of broad-spectrum antibiotics, using corticosteroids as appropriate.

2. Local hot compress, diathermy therapy, protect the cornea.

3. Treatment of primary source of suppuration.

4. Surgical treatment: After abscess formation, incision and drainage are performed.

Orbital cellulitis medication principles

1. In the early cases of mild disease, oral or intramuscular injection of penicillin, norfloxacin, erythromycin and other 1-2 antibiotics are mainly used, and corticosteroids and vitamins are appropriately administered orally.

2. For severe cases, intravenous ampicillin or vancomycin VI broad-spectrum antibiotics, appropriate amount of steroids, and supportive treatment should be used according to clinical and drug sensitivity tests.

3. Severe cases should be combined with broad-spectrum antibiotics and corticosteroids to strengthen symptomatic supportive treatment.

4. Those who have abscesses should be incised and drained.

5. Actively treat the primary infection source.