1. [Bacteremia on femoral catheter infection: an unusual cause of orbital cellulitis].
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Aatif T, El Kabbaj D, Belmalih M, Hemmaoui B, El Idrissi A, Naoumi A, El Allam M, and Oualim Z
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacteremia diagnosis, Bacteremia drug therapy, Catheter-Related Infections diagnosis, Catheter-Related Infections drug therapy, Causality, Diabetes Complications complications, Early Diagnosis, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Orbital Cellulitis diagnosis, Prognosis, Renal Dialysis instrumentation, Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis, Staphylococcal Infections drug therapy, Staphylococcus aureus, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Bacteremia etiology, Catheter-Related Infections etiology, Catheterization, Central Venous adverse effects, Femoral Vein, Orbital Cellulitis etiology, Staphylococcal Infections etiology
- Abstract
The authors report a case of orbital cellulitis complicating bacteremia on central catheter infection. A 51-year-old man, with a history of diabetes and end-stage renal disease, was admitted for left exophthalmos with inflammatory chemosis, fever, and worsening of his general state. The CT scan showed exophthalmos with thickening of soft tissues and infiltration of the ocular fat without collection or sinus impairment. Orbital cellulitis was diagnosed. The etiological investigations showed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia on femoral catheter infection. Progression was favorable with antibiotics and nursing care. The authors discuss the compromised prognosis of this disease and the need for rapid diagnosis and prompt therapeutic management., (Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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