Open AccessA rare case of Enterococcus faecalis-induced orbital cellulitis and myositis
Author(s) -
Piyush Kohli,
Parul Ichhpujani,
Rakesh Kumar Bansal,
Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.191513
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , sequela , myositis , enterococcus faecalis , orbital cellulitis , staphylococcus aureus , streptococcus pneumoniae , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , pathology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Orbital cellulitis is an infection of soft tissue behind the orbital septum. Common pathogens isolated include Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is a straightforward diagnosis and usually responds to empirical treatment without any sequela. We report a case of orbital cellulitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis, which was complicated by myositis of levator palpebrae superioris. To the best of our knowledge, only one case report exists dating way back to 1986.