Orbital cellulitis and osteomyelitis secondary to odontogenic infection with campylobacter rectus: a case report

ABSTRACT

The authors report the first case of orbital osteomyelitis due to Campylobacter in a 50-year-old male on a background of poor dental health. Campylobacter rectus is a member of the human oral flora and is usually associated with periodontal disease. There are 16 reported cases of non-oral C. rectus invasive soft-tissue infections, of which only one reports of osteolytic changes. In our patient, it is hypothesised that contiguous spread of periodontal infection with C. rectus seeded infection to the orbit. C. rectus infection is a rare but significant pathogen that should be considered as the etiologic factor in a patient presenting with an orbital lesion and bony changes, particularly on a background of poor dentition.

KEYWORDS:

• Campylobacter rectus
• extra-oral campylobacter infection
• orbital osteomyelitis
• orbital cellulitis

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