Open AccessPeriocular necrotizing fasciitis associated with kerato-conjunctivitis and treated with medical management: A case report
Author(s) -
Debraj Shome,
Vandana Jain,
Chaitra Jayadev,
Kiran Shah,
Sundaram Natarajan
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.40363
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , dermatology , ophthalmology , surgery
We report a 25-year-old systemically healthy male who presented with periocular necrotizing fasciitis (NF) in the left eyelid. This was associated with the presence of immunologically mediated marginal kerato-conjunctivitis, in the same eye. This potentially dangerous lid infection and the associated ocular surface infection resolved successfully, with medical management. We report this case to highlight the successful conservative management of periocular NF and the hitherto unreported anterior segment involvement.