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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 23;12(7):e227787.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227787.

Gonococcal orbital cellulitis

Inês Oliveira  1 , Ana Mouzinho  2 , José Gonçalo Marques  2
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Case Reports

Gonococcal orbital cellulitis

Inês Oliveira et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: gonorrhoea; infections; preventative paediatrics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Periorbital swelling, proptosis, purulent discharge, hyperemia of the right eye.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Orbital CT scan showing protrusion of the right orbit.
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