Periorbital cellulitis

Periorbital cellulitis
Other namesPreseptal cellulitis
Periorbital cellulitis caused by a dental infection (also causing maxillary sinusitis)
SpecialtyOphthalmology Edit this on Wikidata
This article is about the infection anterior to the orbital septum. For the infection posterior to the orbital septum, see orbital cellulitis.

Periorbital cellulitis, or preseptal cellulitis, is an inflammation and infection of the eyelid and portions of skin around the eye anterior to the orbital septum.[1] It may be caused by breaks in the skin around the eye, and subsequent spread to the eyelid; infection of the sinuses around the nose (sinusitis); or from spread of an infection elsewhere through the blood.

  1. ^ "Orbital and periorbital cellulitis". HealthAtoZ.com. East Windsor, NJ: OptumHealth. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.