Persistent periorbital and facial lymphedema associated with group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infection (erysipelas)

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-163

  Buckland III, Golden T ^a,b   Carlson, J Andrew ^a   Meyer, Dale R ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lions Eye Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ETANERCEPT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; ERYSIPELAS; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHEDEMA; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYSIPELAS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHEDEMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL DISEASES; PREDNISONE; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 34247160349     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000256161.79015.38     Document Type: Article

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