Orbital cellulitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum
| Autor: | James Edwards Morgan, C. M. Lane, A. Feyi-Waboso, J. A. Escardo, B. Pal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Visual Acuity Eye Infections Bacterial Fusobacterium necrophorum Orbital Diseases medicine Humans Sinus (anatomy) Cellulite Debridement ved/biology business.industry Cellulitis Eye infection medicine.disease eye diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Fusobacterium Infections Etiology Female Orbital cellulitis Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology. 131:280-281 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: To report the case of a previously healthy young female who developed orbital cellulitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. We are unaware of previous reports of this condition caused by the same anaerobic, gram-negative, nonsporeforming bacterium and could find no reference to it in a computer search using MEDLINE. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: In the case of orbital cellulitis presented here, the patient required 3 sinus debridement operations and 30 days of intravenous antibiotics. Despite this, her vision did not fully recover. CONCLUSION: F. necrophorum is capable of causing severe orbital disease that requires aggressive and prompt treatment to preserve sight. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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