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• Orbit · Dec 2010

  Case Reports

  Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus periorbital necrotizing fasciitis.

  To report a case of a patient with periorbital necrotizing fasciitis caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ⋯ Monomicrobial MRSA should be considered in the etiology of periorbital necrotizing fasciitis. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical and medical therapy are essential in the management of periorbital necrotizing fasciitis.

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