Orbital cellulitis and corneal ulcer due to Cedecea: First reported case and review of the literature

Orbit. 2016 Jun;35(3):140-3. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2016.1139597. Epub 2016 Apr 12.

Abstract

Cedecea is a gram-negative bacterium from the family Enterobacteriaceae, rarely associated with human infection. We report the first case of an orbital cellulitis and corneal ulcer due to Cedecea in a patient who sustained a motor vehicle accident and was then found to have a retained wooden orbital foreign body.

Keywords: Cedecea; corneal ulcer; foreign body; orbital cellulitis; wood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Corneal Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
  • Corneal Ulcer / microbiology*
  • Corneal Ulcer / therapy
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / therapy
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / microbiology*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
  • Orbit / injuries*
  • Orbital Cellulitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • Orbital Cellulitis / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents