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Pediatric Periorbital Cellulitis from an Intranasal Button Battery
Urgent message: When a child presents with periorbital cellulitis with no obvious cause, checking for intranasal foreign body, such as a button battery, is of paramount importance. Serious complications can be avoided if the foreign body is removed in a timely manner. MAY MOHTY, MD, FAAP, FAAUCM, and JACOB ANDERSON, DO Preseptal cellulitis, also known as periorbital cellulitis, is a relatively common diagnosis in the pediatric population. It is defined as infection of the space …
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