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Orbital Cellulitis
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Medical therapy
1Alternative and complementary therapies
2Alternative medicine
2Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological markers/agents
6This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
6- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.6–1 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Factor VIII (Antihemophilic Globulin, Percentage of Normal Value)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 55–145 %Linked diagnostic testsCoagulation Factor Assay (Blood Clotting Factors)
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Fibrinopeptide A (FPA)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.7–3.1 mg/mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0.35–2.5 mg/mLLinked diagnostic testsFibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Orbital Cellulitis
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Thuja (Eastern White Cedar, Thuja Occidentalis) [1, 12, 13, 14]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Little is known about the full effects of Thuja, so it is not recommended for medicinal use. Thuja can be poisonous if ingested in large amounts.
Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Thuja helps to treat cellulitis)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Tea Tree Oil [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. WARNING: Tea Tree Oil is not recommended for children, pregnant women or mothers that are breastfeeding. Also, Tea tree oil should never be taken internally. Should only be used over skin, inhaled with a vaporizer, or mixed with water as a mouthwash.)
Recommendation: No recommendation (Research on the effectiveness of tea tree oil in treating cellulitis has yielded mixed results.)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/tea-tree-oil
3. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-teatreeoil.html
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18816275
5. http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/972/&page=
6. http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/62/4/769?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=staphaseptic&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2145499
8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9055360
9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12451368
10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9848442
11. Bishop, C.D. (1995). "Anti-viral Activity of the Essential Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia". Journal of Essential Oil Research: 641–644
12. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002769.htm
13. http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_thoc2.pdf
14. http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=thuja&x=0&y=0