Korean J Ophthalmol.  2018 Apr;32(2):158-159. 10.3341/kjo.2017.0135.

Orbital Cellulitis from an Orbital Compressed Air and Diesel Explosion Injury

• Bae KH
• Cho NC
• You IC
• Ahn M

• KMID: 2408958
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2017.0135

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Compressed Air*
Explosions*
Orbit*
Orbital Cellulitis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Case 1. Serial photographs and images of the patient. (A) The day of injury, wound irrigation with antibiotics mixed with saline and systemic antibiotics were administered. (B) Three days after starting systemic steroid treatment. (C) Two weeks after the injury, irrigation and drainage were performed on three separate occasions. (D) Six months after the injury. (E) Computed tomography scan the day of injury, showing multiple oil droplets in the right orbit. (F) Orbital magnetic resonance image the day after the injury. Soft tissue swelling and inflammation of the right face were present with a worsening orbit. A change in eyeball contour was observed due to intraorbital pressure.

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