title: Periocular abscess and cellulitis from Pasteurella multocida in a healthy child.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine an unusual cause of periorbital cellulitis, Pasteurella multocida.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report, review of the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We treated a 13-year-old previously healthy child who developed Pasteurella preseptal cellulitis secondary to a cat bite and cat scratch. After receiving a dose of intravenous antibiotics and starting oral antibiotics, the child had delayed onset of several abscesses around the right eye, with marked pain and erythema. After incision and drainage, he improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pasteurella multocida is a rare but potentially serious cause of ocular infection. All cases of potential exposure should be treated promptly and followed until complete resolution of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hutcheson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magbalon
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004322:Drainage; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents