Abstract
This case report describes a penetrating injury of the orbit damaging the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve and causing a Clostridium perfringens inflammation of the orbit within 24 hours.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
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Clindamycin / therapeutic use
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Drainage
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Exophthalmos / diagnostic imaging
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Exophthalmos / etiology
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Gas Gangrene / drug therapy
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Gas Gangrene / etiology*
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Gas Gangrene / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Orbit / diagnostic imaging
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Orbit / injuries*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed