Orbital cellulitis due to occult orbital lymphangioma.

Abstract:

:A 12-year-old female patient with atypical orbital and periorbital cellulitis was found to have an occult lymphangioma of the orbit. Recognition of this entity provided an explanation for the atypical features of the case and guided appropriate medical management.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Brooks SE,Pillai JJ,Bains H

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-05-01 00:00:00

pages

532-5

issue

5

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

94

pub_type

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