CASE REPORT   

Esperienze Dermatologiche 2018 June;20(2):38-40

DOI: 10.23736/S1128-9155.18.00469-7

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language: English

Necrotizing eyelid fasciitis

Elena DE COL ✉, Giuseppe E. CANNATA, Pierre M. ISOLA

Division of Dermatology and Venereology, City Hospital, Imperia, Italy

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening, subcutaneous soft tissue infection that causes massive tissue destruction. It is characterized by rapid and extensive soft tissue infection and necrosis along the superficial fascia that spread to the surrounding tissues (skin, subcutaneous fat, muscle, nerves, and vessels) associated with systemic toxicity. We present a case of eyelid fasciitis arising after the overuse of self-administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents to empirically treat cervical arthralgia.

KEY WORDS: Necrotizing fasciitis - Blepharitis - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents