Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 1 de 1
Filter
Add filters








Language
Year range
1.
Rev. chil. infectol ; 26(2): 152-155, abr. 2009. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-518473

ABSTRACT

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a serious infection that compromises subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and adipose tissue, with high mortality rate and sequelae. Extremities, trunk and pelvis are the most common body sites affected. Periorbital celullitis with necrotizing fasciitis of the eyelid is rare. We report the case of a three years old child with bilateral NF of the eyelids and toxic shock syndrome secondary to Streptococcus pyogenes infection ocurring after a minor skin trauma. Early recognition leading to intensive care treatment and prompt surgical debridement were critical in the favourable outcome of the child.


La fascitis necrosante (FN) es una infección grave de los tejidos subcutáneos, localizada más frecuentemente en extremidades, tronco y pelvis. El compromiso de la cara y la región palpebral es inusual. Reportamos el curso clínico de un niño de tres años, previamente sano, que presentó una FN palpebral bilateral asociado a shock tóxico por Streptococcus pyogenes, secundaria a un trauma localizado. El paciente requirió tratamiento en cuidado intensivo con resucitación enérgica, antimicrobianos, inmunoglobulina intravenosa y desbridamiento quirúrgico precoz, lo que permitió su evolución favorable.


Subject(s)
Child, Preschool , Humans , Male , Eyelid Diseases/therapy , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/therapy , Streptococcus pyogenes , Shock, Septic/therapy , Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Debridement , Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis , Eyelid Diseases/microbiology , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/diagnosis , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/etiology , Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use , Severity of Illness Index , Shock, Septic/diagnosis , Shock, Septic/microbiology , Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis , Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification , Treatment Outcome
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL