Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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ISSN: 2155-9570

Rafael Corredor-Osorio

Rafael Corredor-Osorio
Calle 137 No. 106-80B Urbanización Prebo 1 Código Postal 2001,
Valencia Carabobo, Venezuelas
Tanzania

Publications
  • Case Report
    Eyelids Necrotizing Fasciitis in Children
    Author(s): Rafael Corredor-Osorio, Alejandra Ocando-Cedeño and Mariana Mata-PlathyRafael Corredor-Osorio, Alejandra Ocando-Cedeño and Mariana Mata-Plathy

    Purpose: Two cases of eyelids Necrotizing Fasciitis in children were presented. The first one with chicken pox, and the second was previously healthy.Design: Interventional Report cases. Methods: Two cases of eyelids Necrotizing Fasciitis in children were studied. The first case was a 7 years old girl who presented a necrotizing fasciitis in superior and inferior eyelids with a serious toxic shock as a complication of the chicken pox. Parenteral antibiotic treatment was not enough to stop the necrotizing process and surgical debriding was needed for the gangrenous tissues. In the eyelid culture Streptococcus pyogenes grew. A free skin graft was implanted to the inferior eyelid. The second case was presented in a 6 months old girl, who developed necrotizing fasciitis of her lower left eyelid without any trauma antecedent. T.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000216

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