Orbital cellulitis and sinusitis caused by group B beta streptococcus in a 3-year-old child.
This paper reports a case in which an odontogenic infection extended into a maxillary sinus in an otherwise well 3-year-old child. The resulting sinusitis and orbital cellulitis were caused by an organism which does not usually cause disease in this age group, group B β-hemolytic streptococcus.
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000472:pathogenicity