A case of acute periorbital necrotizing fasciitis

Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially fatal infection. It is most commonly caused by Gram-positive group A β-haemolytic Streptococci and rarely by fungal infections. In this report, we present a rare case of periorbital necrotizing fasciitis caused by Aspergillus species in an...

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Main Authors: Nurhayati Abdul Kadir, Syed Shoeb Ahmad, Shuaibah Abdul Ghani, Madusudhan Paramananda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
Subjects:
Eye
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916000196