GAS was isolated from wound cultures and also observed on periorbital tissue microscopy. The final diagnosis was bilateral periorbital necrotising fasciitis (PONF) associated with invasive GAS ...

There are different types of cellulitis, depending on where the infection occurs. Some types include: periorbital cellulitis, which develops around the eyes facial cellulitis, which develops ...

Necrotising fasciitis (NF), commonly referred to as ‘flesh-eating disease’, is a rare but life-threatening infection. It rapidly affects subcutaneous tissue, leading to necrosis of the overlying skin.

An 80 year old man with rheumatoid arthritis presented with rapidly spreading periorbital erythema involving both eyes within 12 hours, having started at the left pinna which was markedly swollen and ...

Unilateral or bilateral swellings of the head, affecting the periorbital sinuses, the mandi-bular space and the wattles are seen. The conjunctiva and the mucous membranes of sinuses are considered to ...

Given the patient’s history of prodromal infection, serum antibody tests were performed to evaluate for central and peripheral demyelination. Western blot was used to assess peripheral demyelination, ...