title: [An unusual case of orbital cellulitis and perforating scleromalacia].
abstract: We report the case of a diabetic patient with refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) who developed bladder infection followed by orbital cellulitis and nodular skin lesions. After a short remission, the clinical aspect was complicated by corneal ulceration, scleromalacia, bulbar perforation and lens luxation.
authors.affiliation: Université de Catania, Istituto di Oftalmologia, Italie.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lentini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000754:Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts / Q000150:complications; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed