The Diagnosis and Management of Orbital and Periorbital Cellulitis

The Diagnosis and Management of Orbital and Periorbital Cellulitis

This podcast presents the diagnosis and management of orbital and periorbital cellulitis. In this episode, listeners will learn about the relevant anatomy, basic definitions, most likely etiologies, and most common presentations of periorbital and orbital cellulitis, as well as the red flag features of severe disease. Furthermore, effective therapies, discharge criterion and follow-up plans for patients with periorbital and/or orbital cellulitis will be described. This podcast was developed by Zach Rumlow, a fourth-year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado, with support from Dr. Peter Gill, a pediatrician from the University of Toronto and Alexandra Moody, a second-year medical student at Rocky Vista University who provided the anatomical illustrations in the script.

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