Orbital cellulitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum.
OBJECTIVE
To report the case of a previously healthy young female who developed orbital cellulitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. We are unaware of previous reports of this condition caused by the same anaerobic, gram-negative, nonsporeforming bacterium and could find no reference to it in a computer search using MEDLINE.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
In the case of orbital cellulitis presented here, the patient required 3 sinus debridement operations and 30 days of intravenous antibiotics. Despite this, her vision did not fully recover.


CONCLUSIONS
F. necrophorum is capable of causing severe orbital disease that requires aggressive and prompt treatment to preserve sight.
Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales CF14 4XW, UK. excaj99@yahoo.com
J A
JA
Escardó
B
B
Pal
A
A
Feyi-Waboso
C M
CM
Lane
J E
JE
Morgan
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents