Periorbital Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Presentation

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an aggressive and potentially life-threatening infection of the superficial fascia and surrounding skin, fat, fascia, muscle, and other soft tissue structures. Here, we outline the rare case of a 26-year-old man with a periorbital Streptococcus pyogenes A NF infection....

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Published inInteractive journal of medical research Vol. 12; p. e52507
Main Authors Huang, Ryan S, Patil, Nikhil S, Khan, Yasser
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada JMIR Publications 28.11.2023
Subjects
Case Report
infection
pathology
soft tissue
bacteria
periorbital
orbital
case report
tissue
fatal
bacterial
soft tissue infection
inflammation
muscle
necrotizing fasciitis
pathophysiology
orbit
life-threatening
tissues
necrotizing
dermatology infection
eye
Streptococcus
case reports
necrosis
Streptococcus pyogenes A
skin infection
fasciitis
fascia
periorbital necrotizing fasciitis
skin reaction
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Summary:Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an aggressive and potentially life-threatening infection of the superficial fascia and surrounding skin, fat, fascia, muscle, and other soft tissue structures. Here, we outline the rare case of a 26-year-old man with a periorbital Streptococcus pyogenes A NF infection. Our case report underscores a unique instance of periorbital NF, distinctively presenting without any predisposing risk factors, shedding light on its presentation, treatment, and pathophysiology.
ISSN:1929-073X
1929-073X
DOI:10.2196/52507