Een zuigeling met een rood en gezwollen ooglid

Translated title of the contribution: An infant with a red and swollen eyelid

Merel Meeuwes*, Tom F.W. Wolfs

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Abstract

An 8-month-old girl was admitted with fever and a red and swollen left eye with purulent discharge. A CT scan revealed no postseptal (orbital) involvement. Preseptal cellulitis was diagnosed. Pus culture showed that Corynebacterium bovis, normally only seen in bovine colonization. C. bovis had been transmitted by the family's pet dog.

Translated title of the contributionAn infant with a red and swollen eyelid
Original languageDutch
Article numberD3865
JournalNederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume163
Issue number36
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Corynebacterium Infections/diagnosis
  • Corynebacterium/isolation & purification
  • Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant

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