EXPERIENCE AND REASON First Reported Case of Neisseria meningitidis Periorbital Cellulitis Associated With Meningitis
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Cellulitis is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease. We describe the case of a previously healthy 4-month-old female infant who developed periorbital cellulitis associated with meningococcal meningitis. Pediatrics 2005;116:e874–e875. URL: www.pediatrics.org/ cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2005-0694; meningitis, meningococcal disease. ABBREVIATION. CSF, cerebrospinal fluid. Periorbital cellulitis is often caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes after local trauma. Before universal immunization with conjugate vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b was responsible for 80% of cases of bacteremic periorbital cellulitis.1 Here we describe a case of periorbital cellulitis associated with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
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