Question 1

how long do antibiotics take to heal orbital cellulitis?

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Depends on severity: If the cellulitis is properly treated, it should resolve within 10 days.  If an abscess is present or the infection is resistant to your antibiotic, it could delay recovery until an effective drug is used or surgical drainage is performed.  When severe, orbital cellulitis requires IV antibiotics and possibly admission to a hospital.

Question 2

how long do antibiotics take to start healing orbital cellulitis?

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Within 24 hrs.: With the appropriate antibiotics, you should see some improvement and pain relief within a day. However, it will take a week to two for most of the signs of swelling, redness, pain and such to go away. Orbital cellulitis is vision threatening and requires close follow up with your doctor. More often than not, patients are initially treated in the hospital with IV antibiotics.

Question 3

how long to recover from orbital cellulitis after iv antibiotics, eye is still painful and not open .

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Ongoing swelling: Even thought he infection may be resolved, the after effects persist for a while.  The face is the only place where muscles connect directly to the skin (so we can frown and smile) and so, these tissue planes allow for a lot of room.  When there is swelling, it can spread out quite a bit and so, even though the acute process is gone, it may be a week or more for all signs to completely disappear.

Question 4

after 11 days iv antibiotics for orbital cellulitis, eye is still painful and not fully open after 10'days could i be in relapse ?

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Complicated: This question cannot be answered by the information supplied. You need to rely on the expertise of an infectious disease specialist and ophthalmologist to examine you and review your scans and cultures in order to assess your progress.

Question 5

my daughter was diagnosed with peri orbital cellulitis today and was started in her oral antibiotic cefdinir. how long should i give her eye to clear?

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You will see : An improvement within 24 hours. If the eye is worsening she should be seen again.

Question 6

orbital cellulitis with a abscess behind the eye ! will this always need surgery as well as iv antibiotics ? what is the correct path of treatment .

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Needs immediate atte: This condition needs to be take care immediately, depending on abscess, size, cause, other associated factor you need mostly both approach together , needs hospitalization . This is very serious condition.

Question 7

recently had orbital and periorbital cellulitis.took antibiotics now blisters on all fingertips not around water or chemicals?look like water blisters

Accepted Answer

Get checked: I&#x27;m concerned about an rare but serious complication that can result post infection and after treatment with antibiotics, known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome. The other symptoms include mucous membrane skin hives and peeling, fever, and blisters that form on the skin followed by peeling. Unless there is another reason that blisters could have formed, I suggest contacting your MD for advice.

Question 8

do i need iv antibiotics for periorbital cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Yes, probably: This can be an exceedingly dangerous infection. If your doctor has advised IV antibiotics, follow that advice. Why not???

Question 9

i suspect that i have periorbital cellulitis. my doctor gave me antibiotic eye drops, wouldn't oral antibiotics be better?

Accepted Answer

: Systemic antibiotics (oral or IV, depending on severity) usually are advised for periorbital cellulitis, but your doctor might have determined you only have conjunctivitis (pink eye). Check back with the doctor if you remain concerned, or especially if the problem isn't starting to improve within a day or two of antibiotic drops. Good luck.

Question 10

should i still go to work if i have orbital cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Orbital cellulitis is an emergency situation with infection around and behind the eye which can rapidly destroy the vision and even can invade the brain or nasal sinuses which could lead to death.  You should go immediately to an er and have this checked out.

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