Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Adult Orbital Cellulitis in a Tertiary General Hospital

Table 3

Clinical data of 17 patients secondary to endophthalmitis.

No.Age/gender/lateralityEtiologyClinical presentationSystemic diseasesLeukocyte count (initial vs. final)Blood cultureCT or MRITreatmentLength of stay (days)Time of postoperation (days)Initial VAFinal VAPrognosis

144/M/ODTraumaticBlepharedema, ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmiaN/A10.85–6.64NegativeCTIntravitreal injection (twice)94NLPNLPRecovered
241/M/ODEndogenousBlepharedema, exophthalmiaDiabetes13.8–8.6NegativeCTIntravitreal injection (twice)2812LPNLPRecovered
387/M/ODAfter cataract surgeryBlepharedema, ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmiaPulmonary embolism12.7–5.93NegativeCTEvisceration of eye contents77NLPNLPRecovered
428/F/OSEndogenousBlepharedema, exophthalmiaDiabetes hypertension uremia12.1–9.98NegativeCTEvisceration of eye contents126NLPNLPRecovered
564/F/OSTraumaticBlepharedema, exophthalmiaHypertension10.09–4.70NegativeCT MRIEvisceration of eye contents127NLPNLPRecovered
628/M/ODTraumaticBlepharedema, exophthalmiaN/A14.85–5.6NegativeCTIntravitreal injection (once)1010NLPNLPRecovered
765/M/OSCorneal perforationBlepharedemaN/A10.18–6.2NegativeCTEnucleation124NLPNLPRecovered
829/M/ODTraumaticBlepharedemaN/A23.08–13.7NegativeCT MRIIntravitreal injection (once)161220/200NLPRecovered
960/M/ODEndogenousBlepharedema, exophthalmiaDiabetes hypertension cervical abscess12.5–8.7Klebsiella pneumoniaeCT MRIAbscess incision, vitrectomy, intravitreal injection194NLPNLPRecovered
1087/M/OSEndogenousBlepharedema, ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmiaPulmonary encephalopathy15.4–8.25NegativeCTEvisceration of eye contents64NLPNLPRecovered
1163/F/OSEndogenousBlepharedema, exophthalmiaN/A9.1–7.4NegativeCTVitrectomy intravitreal injection97NLPNLPRecovered
1265/M/ODEndogenousBlepharedema, ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmiaCOPD hypertension17.4–8.46NegativeCT MRIAbscess incision55NLPNLPRecovered
1371/F/OSEndogenousBlepharedema, ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmiaLiver abscess21.84–7.8NegativeCTEnucleation1710NLPNLPRecovered
1434/M/ODTraumaticBlepharedemaN/A12.46–8.21NegativeCTEvisceration of eye contents105NLPNLPRecovered
1577/M/OSEndogenousBlepharedemaLiver abscess hypertension cerebral infarction12.92–9.0NegativeCTConservative9N/ANLPNLPRecovered
1645/M/OSEndogenousBlepharedemaSepsis hypertension13.05–8.91Klebsiella pneumoniaeCTConservative15N/ANLPNLPRecovered
1773/F/ODCorneal perforationBlepharedemaN/A12.6–6.94NegativeCT MRIConservative7N/ANLPNLPRecovered

NLP: no light perception; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; N/A: not applicable; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.