What is malignant staph disease of the face?

• Secondary to the inadvertent manipulation of a furuncle of the face localized in an area delimited by the internal canthus, the labial commissure and the wing of the nose • Decreasing of the general state, fever, with edema of the face, possible indurated venous cord palpable • Mechanism: superficial septic thrombophlebitis; severe complication: thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus (vital risk involved)