Veillonella parvula periorbital cellulitis: an unusual pathogen causing a common clinical sign
We describe the case of a one-year-old boy who presented at the emergency department with a sudden onset of fulminant edema of the right eyelid. He had been suffering from a varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection for 5 days. A secondary bacterial infection of varicella skin lesions was suspected. Co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2019-05-01
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| Series: | GMS Ophthalmology Cases |
| Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2019-9/oc000106.shtml |