Case Reports
9 August 2023
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2023.9779

Septic embolism due to periorbital cellulitis caused by pimple drainage

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Sepsis, embolism, cellulitis, pimple, sinus thrombosis
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Luis Carlos Restrepo Vanegas
Emergency Department, Regional Orinoquia Hospital, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia.
Alejandro Rojas Urrea
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5990-106X
Emergency Department, Regional Orinoquia Hospital, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia.
Juan Manuel Corredor Torres
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1623-6953
Emergency Department, Regional Orinoquia Hospital, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia.
Lorena García Agudelo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-0900
Investigation Department, Regional Orinoquia Hospital, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia.
Luis Carlos Avellaneda Curcho
lavellaneda@unbosque.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-2985
Investigation Department and Neurosurgery Department, Regional Orinoquia Hospital, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia.

Everyone has used homemade pimple drainage at some point in their lives, particularly in their adolescent and early adult years. However, pimple drainage should always be considered a mild medical procedure, especially in cases where the patient has serious skin diseases. We present the case of a 22-year-old female patient who, in the course of her routine, made a home pimple drainage that resulted in periorbital cellulitis and a septic embolism, despite the fact that these types of clinical cases are uncommon in routine medical practice. This case emphasizes how crucial it is to identify periorbital cellulitis early and treat it appropriately in order to stop a septic embolism from developing.

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Septic embolism due to periorbital cellulitis caused by pimple drainage. (2023). Dermatology Reports, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2023.9779
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