Escardo, J. A., Pal, B., Feyi-Waboso, A., Lane, C. M. and Morgan, James Edwards ![]() |
Abstract
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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 09:24 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/80905 |
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