American Research Journal of Ophthalmology and Optometry

M.Yousfi, I. Essamlali, G.Daghouj, L.Elmaaloum, B.Allali, A.Elkettani

Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of the subcutaneous soft tissues; involvement of the face and periorbital region is exceptional. Diagnosis is clinical, and prognosis depends on prompt management.This report describes the case of a 1 year-old infant who presented to the ophthalmological emergency department with inflammatory palpebral edema of the right eye, which had been evolving for 24 hours.The clinical picture worsened, necessitating surgical debridement.Our aim is to illustrate the warning signs of this disease by reporting a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis of the eyelids.