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  • Periorbital and orbital cellulitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Periorbital_and_orbital_cellulitis/
    Periorbital and orbital cellulitis …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Periorbital and orbital cellulitis … feedback Periorbital and orbital cellulitis Periorbital and orbital cellulitis PIC Endorsed See also …
  • Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cellulitis_and_other_bacterial_skin_infections/
    infections: management of household contacts Periorbital and orbital cellulitis Sepsis Key points Cellulitis …Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Cellulitis and other …
  • Rhinitis and rhinosinusitis
    www.rch.org.au/Persistent_nasal_discharge_rhinosinusitis/.aspx
    guidelines Periorbital and orbital cellulitis Asthma Key points Infective rhinosinusitis rarely leads …, reflecting a shared aetiology Periorbital and orbital cellulitis Cerebral abscess Cavernous sinus thrombosis … to orbital or intracranial complications Allergic rhinitis should be managed with allergen minimisation …
  • Antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antimicrobial_guidelines/
    . influenzae type b Rifampicin 20 mg/kg (600 mg) oral daily 4 days Postseptal (orbital) cellulitis S. aureus H … meningitis, brain abscess and orbital cellulitis) 100 mg/kg (4 g) IV daily Where possible, ceftriaxone should … minimum total duration Consider adding Metronidazole if not responding Preseptal (periorbital) cellulitis …
  • Acute red eye
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_red_eye/
    also Eye examination Acute eye injury Penetrating eye injury Periorbital cellulitis Key points … Periorbital cellulitis ) Systemic features of inflammation (eg suggestive of Kawasaki disease, PIMS-TS) Other … cannot be visualised consider an orbital or base of skull fracture In infants, subconjunctival …
  • Lacerations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Lacerations/
    or Monocryl sutures ROS 5-7 days Cheek Check for fractures (zygoma, orbit) or involvement of facial nerve … of wound See Cellulitis and skin infections Consider consultation with local paediatric team when …