J G Ford1, R P Yeatts, L B Givner. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1033, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE/ METHODS: A 16-year-old boy had orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, sinusitis, and septicemia. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was identified as the causative organism. RESULTS/ CONCLUSIONS: This organism is a cause of orbital cellulitis and may require aggresive therapy in order to achieve a therapeutic response.
PURPOSE/ METHODS: A 16-year-old boy had orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, sinusitis, and septicemia. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was identified as the causative organism. RESULTS/ CONCLUSIONS: This organism is a cause of orbital cellulitis and may require aggresive therapy in order to achieve a therapeutic response.