TITLE:
Late-onset Orbital Cellulitis with Abscess Formation Caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae
AUTHORS:
Jing Li, Jianmin Ma, Xin Ge
KEYWORDS:
Orbital Cellulitis; Abscess; Klebsiella Pneumoniae
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ophthalmology,
Vol.2 No.3,
August
24,
2012
ABSTRACT: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative, non-motile, capsulated, gas-producing rod found widely in nature and often associated with urinary and respiratory infections in humans. Orbital cellulitis with abscess formation caused by K. pneumoniae is rare. Here, we present a case of K. pneumonia-inducing orbital cellulitis with abscess formation in a patient who had undergone an orbital wall fracture prosthesis with hydroxyapatite implantation due to orbital trauma 9 years ago. The patient was treated successfully with antibiotics and surgery.