Abstract
This report is of a patient with bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis who presented with iris abscess secondary to acute infective endocarditis. A 21-year-old man with acute infective endocarditis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation was referred with left iris abscess. He was diagnosed with bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis. Blood culture isolated methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was treated with aggressive systemic and topical antibiotics. The iris abscess and hypopyon resolved within 1 week. Bacterial endocarditis is an important cause of endogenous endophthalmitis. Iris abscess is a rare presentation of endogenous endophthalmitis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 121-123 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Abscess
- Endocarditis
- Bacterial
- Endophthalmitis
- Iris
- Staphylococcus aureus