title: Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis developed in a 47-year-old woman after head trauma. Bilateral lid infection due to Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci resulted. Local treatment with surgical debridement and systemic management of fluid and electrolyte balance resulted in a favorable outcome from this extremely rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Insler
mesh_terms: D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014945:Wound Healing