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Table 5 Clinical Characteristics of four non-medial Orbital Cellulitis patients with complications

From: Non-medial infectious orbital cellulitis: etiology, causative organisms, radiologic findings, management and complications

Complications

Age(M/F)

Source of infection

microbiology

Laboratory data

Underlying disease

Location of involvement

Outcome

Orbital necrotizing fasciitis

70(M)

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

negative

ESR:

70 mm/hr.

WBC:3000 cell/uL

Megaloblastic anemia with pancytopenia

Superior

(AV: 2371.81 mm3)

Complete recovery

Subdural empyema

12(M)

Bilateral pansinusitis

Streptococci pneumonia

ESR: 71 mm/hr.

WBC:31000 Cell/μL

–

Supra-temporal

(AV: 4285.44 mm3)

Complete recovery

Exposure keratitis

11(F)

Unilateral pansinusitis

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

ESR:

50 mm/hr.

WBC: 13600 Cell/μL

Known case of cerebral palsy

Superior

(AV: 3720.55 mm3)

Complete recovery

Vision loss

62(F)

Ethmoido-frontal sinusitis

Staphylocooci aureus

ESR:

45 mm/hr.

WBC: 8200 Cell/μL

–

Supra-temporal

(AV: 4217.76 mm3)

Permanent vision loss(first BCVA: 2 m CF and final BCVA 2/10)

  1. M Male, F Female, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC White blood cell, AV Abscess volume, BCVA Best-corrected visual acuity, CF Counting fingers