Orbital cellulitis and osteomyelitis secondary to odontogenic infection with campylobacter rectus: a case report

• Published in: Orbit (Amsterdam) Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 221 - 223
• Main Authors: Goswami, Pragya, Ie, Amanda, O'Donnell, Brett A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Campylobacter Infections - diagnosis; Campylobacter Infections - drug therapy; Campylobacter rectus; Cellulitis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Orbit; Orbital Cellulitis - diagnosis; Orbital Cellulitis - drug therapy; Osteomyelitis - diagnosis; Osteomyelitis - drug therapy; orbital cellulitis; orbital osteomyelitis; Campylobacter rectus; extra-oral campylobacter infection
• ISSN: 0167-6830; 1744-5108
• DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1990349

The authors report the first case of orbital osteomyelitis due to Campylobacter in a 50-year-old male on a background of poor dental health. is a member of the human oral flora and is usually associated with periodontal disease. There are 16 reported cases of non-oral invasive soft-tissue infections, of which only one reports of osteolytic changes. In our patient, it is hypothesised that contiguous spread of periodontal infection with seeded infection to the orbit. infection is a rare but significant pathogen that should be considered as the etiologic factor in a patient presenting with an orbital lesion and bony changes, particularly on a background of poor dentition.