ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the ocular adnexa or orbit
Disorders of orbit
9A21 — Orbital infection
9A21.1 — Orbital subperiosteal abscess

ICD-11 9A21.1 — Orbital subperiosteal abscess

A condition of the eye and adnexa, caused by an infection with a bacterial source. This condition is characterised by a focal accumulation of purulent material in the bones that support the globe, fever, crusting of the eye, swelling of the eye, or proptosis. Confirmation is by identification of the bacterial agent.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.