Hospital gangrene Fournier’s gangrene Streptococcal gangrene Necrotizing erysipelas Necrotizing cellulitis Flesh-eating bacterial infection Suppurative fasciitis Progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene Demographics Periocular necrotizing fasciitis is extremely rare: a review by Amrith…
Unilateral conjunctivitis Epiphora Punctal discharge/regurgitation Pouting punctum Punctal/canalicular swelling Eyelid erythema/edema Irritation Mattering Pain/discomfort Evaluation Evaluation should begin with a thorough history with emphasis on previous punctal plug placement and…
Fig. 4.1 Young adult with left eyelid swelling . Axial (a) and coronal (b) noncontrast CT scan demonstrating soft tissue of the left preseptal region and left medial canthus Orbital…
Fig. 12.1 Hematoxylin- and eosin-stained sinus mucosal tissue at 40x magnification taken from a patient with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) demonstrating multiple irregularly sized nonseptate hyphae branching at 90° and wider…
Fig. 15.1 Types of endophthalmitis categorized by route of infection Routes of Infection Exogenous Endophthalmitis Postoperative Postoperative endophthalmitis can be classified into two broad categories: acute-onset (<6 weeks after surgery)…
Fig. 13.1 Orbital cellulitis in a cancer patient after a sinus surgery. A 69-year-old woman presented to our service with swelling, decreased visual acuity, and pain in the right eye….
Fig. 16.1 Patient with a history of penetrating keratoplasty presents with vitritis and conjunctival injection consistent with endophthalmitis There has been a long-standing controversy concerning which procedure is best in…
Fig. 8.1 CT scan showing a large left medial subperiosteal abscess with apical optic nerve compression requiring emergent drainage Decision for Drainage The decision to perform surgery on a SPA…
Fig. 2.1 Coronal MRI scan of the orbits showing orbital cellulitis on the right side associated with a retained wood fragment foreign body sustained after patient was struck with a…
Fig. 11.1 Axial CT scan of patient with posterior intraorbital foreign body. Patient presented with no-light-perception vision in the affected eye BB pellets average 4.5 mm in diameter, weigh approximately…
