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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 11/2007

01-11-2007 | Short Report

Orbital cellulitis in children: a review of 17 cases in the UK

Authors: Kanakkande K. Z. Aabideen, Vineeta Munshi, Vinod Balasubramanian Kumar, Fiona Dean

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 11/2007

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Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissue around the eye ball, posterior to the orbital septum [4]. It has several complications. Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) was considered to be one of the important microorganisms causing it in children before the introduction of Hib vaccine [5]. This study was undertaken to ascertain the change in pattern of the microbiological causative organism and its outcome in children in the era of Hib vaccination and its treatment with modern broad-spectrum antibiotics. …
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Metadata
Title
Orbital cellulitis in children: a review of 17 cases in the UK
Authors
Kanakkande K. Z. Aabideen
Vineeta Munshi
Vinod Balasubramanian Kumar
Fiona Dean
Publication date
01-11-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0387-6

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