[Necrotizing fasciitis of the eyelids and toxic shock syndrome due to Streptococcus pyogenes].

Autor: Bustos B R; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente, Concepción, Chile. robustos64@yahoo.com.ar, Soto G G, Hickmann O L, Torres B C
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia [Rev Chilena Infectol] 2009 Apr; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 152-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jun 16.
DOI: /S0716-10182009000200007
Abstrakt: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a serious infection that compromises subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and adipose tissue, with high mortality rate and sequelae. Extremities, trunk and pelvis are the most common body sites affected. Periorbital celullitis with necrotizing fasciitis of the eyelid is rare. We report the case of a three years oíd child with bilateral NF of the eyelids and toxic shock syndrome secondary to Streptococcus pyogenes infection occurring after a minor skin trauma. Early recognition leading to intensive care treatment and prompt surgical debridement were critical in the favourable outcome of the child.
Databáze: MEDLINE