Cameron Clarke MD, Kelly Mitchell MD
Purpose: Identify the risk factors, microbiology, complications, and treatment outcomes of orbital cellulitis in West Texas.
Study type: Retrospective chart review.
Main findings: Forty-six patients over a 10-year period were treated for orbital cellulitis. The majority of patients were adult and male. The most common causative organisms were Staphylococcus aureus and polymicrobial infections. Abscess formation, either subperiosteal or intraorbital, was the most common complications. The majority of patients regained normal visual acuity following resolution of the infection.
Conclusion: Prompt treatment of orbital cellulitis results in limited complications and resolution of visual loss.
Keywords: orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, preseptal cellulitis
Article citation: Clarke C, Mitchell K. Orbital cellulitis in West Texas. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2021;9(40):9–13
From: Department of Ophthalmology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
Submitted: 3/31/2021
Accepted: 5/1/2021
Reviewer: Jacob Nichols MD
Conflicts of interest: none
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