title: First reported case of Neisseria meningitidis periorbital cellulitis associated with meningitis.
abstract: Cellulitis is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease. We describe the case of a previously healthy 4-month-old female infant who developed periorbital cellulitis associated with meningococcal meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: David V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: Claudia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Hoyen
authors.forename: Ethan G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Grace A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: McComsey
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009915:Orbit