Periorbital necrotising fasciitis

Three cases of periorbital necrotising fasciitis are described, one occurring in a three-year-old child. The cases in adults required debridement of necrotic tissue, in one of whom there was extensive disease involving the face and orbital fat. It is probable that the early stages of this condition...

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Published inEye (London) Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 736 - 740
Main Authors ROSE, G. E, HOWARD, D. J, WATTS, M. R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 1991
Subjects
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the eye and orbit
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Fasciitis - microbiology
Fasciitis - pathology
Fasciitis - surgery
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Orbit - surgery
Orbital Diseases - pathology
Orbital Diseases - surgery
Streptococcal Infections - pathology
Streptococcal Infections - surgery
Streptococcus pyogenes
Infection
Human
Eye disease
Skin disease
Necrotizing fasciitis
Bacteriosis
Orbit(eye)
Child
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Summary:Three cases of periorbital necrotising fasciitis are described, one occurring in a three-year-old child. The cases in adults required debridement of necrotic tissue, in one of whom there was extensive disease involving the face and orbital fat. It is probable that the early stages of this condition are under-recognised; the importance of early signs and intensive treatment of this life-threatening disease are illustrated.
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ISSN:0950-222X
1476-5454
DOI:10.1038/eye.1991.135