Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis
Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbital soft tissue that could possibly lead to serious complications if treatment is delayed. It is important to differentiate this condition from a less life-threatening condition like preseptal cellulitis as orbital cellulitis would require a more aggr...
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| description | Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbital soft tissue that could possibly lead
to serious complications if treatment is delayed. It is important to differentiate this
condition from a less life-threatening condition like preseptal cellulitis as orbital
cellulitis would require a more aggressive treatment than the former condition. The
present case discusses about a patient who was diagnosed with orbital cellulitis
and developed complications from the disease. The delayed administration of
the appropriate antibiotic subsequently led to the patient’s death. The delay was
because of the reason that the patient belonged to the immunocompromised
group who harbour different causative organism than the normal population. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:155702020-11-04T16:33:31Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15570/ Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis Er, Lay Ze Johar MJ, Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbital soft tissue that could possibly lead to serious complications if treatment is delayed. It is important to differentiate this condition from a less life-threatening condition like preseptal cellulitis as orbital cellulitis would require a more aggressive treatment than the former condition. The present case discusses about a patient who was diagnosed with orbital cellulitis and developed complications from the disease. The delayed administration of the appropriate antibiotic subsequently led to the patient’s death. The delay was because of the reason that the patient belonged to the immunocompromised group who harbour different causative organism than the normal population. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15570/1/25_ms0298_pdf_11219.pdf Er, Lay Ze and Johar MJ, (2019) Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis. Medicine & Health, 14 (2). pp. 266-270. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/14/2 |
| spellingShingle | Er, Lay Ze Johar MJ, Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title | Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title_full | Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title_fullStr | Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title_short | Hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| title_sort | hidden germ of the immunocompromised: a case of fungal orbital cellulitis |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15570/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15570/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15570/1/25_ms0298_pdf_11219.pdf |