title: [A man with fever and a periorbital swelling].
abstract: We report a 44-year-old man with a diagnosis of right-sided periorbital cellulitis caused by a group A β-hemolytic streptococcus who developed severe eyelid necrosis. After intravenous antibiotic treatment and necrotomy, reconstructive eyelid surgery was needed.
authors.affiliation: Rijnland Ziekenhuis, Afd. Oogheelkunde, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. j.minderhoud@vumc.nl
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minderhoud
authors.forename: Anthony J W
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Raijmakers
authors.forename: Pascale V M M
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Diederen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents