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Periorbital cellulitis in a patient with
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): A 32-year-old patient with
a CD4 count of less than 50 presented with fever and right periorbital
swelling and redness. Solitary, oval, violaceous nodules were seen on
the right cheek consistent with epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. Periorbital
cellulitis as suggested by this clinical picture in a patient with AIDS
is most likely from an extension of sinusitis. (L.S.)
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