Orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, sinusitis, and septicemia caused b Arcanobacterium haemolyticum.
OBJECTIVE
A 16-year-old boy had orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, sinusitis, and septicemia. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was identified as the causative organism.


CONCLUSIONS
This organism is a cause of orbital cellulitis and may require aggresive therapy in order to achieve a therapeutic response.
Ford
J G
JG
Department of Ophthalmology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1033, USA.
Yeatts
R P
RP
Givner
L B
LB
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000382:microbiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000382:microbiology; D010521:Periosteum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed