Periorbital necrotising fasciitis following cutaneous herpes zoster

Summary Necrotising fasciitis is a rare severe infection of the soft tissues and deep fascia, which is associated with a significant level of mortality. Involvement of the head and neck is uncommon, and necrotising fasciitis of the periorbital area even rarer. We present a case of bilateral periorbi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery reconstructive & aesthetic surgery, 2012-01, Vol.65 (1), p.106-109
Hauptverfasser:	Fung, Victoria, Rajapakse, Yosanta, Longhi, Paolo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acyclovir - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Debridement - methods Eye Infections, Viral - complications Eye Infections, Viral - diagnosis Eye Infections, Viral - drug therapy Eyelid Diseases - etiology Eyelid Diseases - physiopathology Eyelid Diseases - surgery Fasciitis, Necrotizing - etiology Fasciitis, Necrotizing - physiopathology Fasciitis, Necrotizing - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Herpes Zoster Herpes Zoster - complications Herpes Zoster - diagnosis Herpes Zoster - drug therapy Herpesvirus 3, Human - drug effects Herpesvirus 3, Human - isolation & purification Human bacterial diseases Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Necrotising fasciitis Periorbital Plastic Surgery Rare Diseases Severity of Illness Index Shingles Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Viral diseases Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Necrotising fasciitis is a rare severe infection of the soft tissues and deep fascia, which is associated with a significant level of mortality. Involvement of the head and neck is uncommon, and necrotising fasciitis of the periorbital area even rarer. We present a case of bilateral periorbital necrotising fasciitis following shingles in an otherwise healthy immunocompetent patient.
ISSN:	1748-6815 1878-0539
DOI:	10.1016/j.bjps.2011.06.034