We report a 44-year-old man with a diagnosis of right-sided periorbital cellulitis caused by a group A β-hemolytic streptococcus who developed severe eyelid necrosis. After intravenous antibiotic treatment and necrotomy, reconstructive eyelid surgery was needed.
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