Journal article
Periocular Necrotizing Fasciitis A Review of Five Cases
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to display a spectrum of clinical presentations of periocular necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococci and to discuss recent trends and treatment of this disease.
DESIGN AND INTERVENTION: A case series of five patients (four female and one male) was seen between July 1990 and January 1995 in four university centers. All had clinical evidence of periocular necrotizing fasciitis and grew group A …
Authors
Marshall DH; Jordan DR; Gilberg SM; Harvey J; Arthurs BP; Nerad JA
Journal
Ophthalmology, Vol. 104, No. 11, pp. 1857–1862
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0161-6420(97)30016-5
ISSN
0161-6420