Iris abscess and bilateral endophthalmitis in a patient with acute infective endocarditis

Tan Aih Kah; Mallika Prem Senthil; Mohamad Aziz Salowi; Asokumaran Thanaraj; Vanitha Ratnalingam; Intan Gudom

Iris abscess and bilateral endophthalmitis in a patient with acute infective endocarditis

Tan Aih Kah, Mallika Prem Senthil, Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Asokumaran Thanaraj, Vanitha Ratnalingam, Intan Gudom

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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
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

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Iris abscess and bilateral endophthalmitis in a patient with acute infective endocarditis

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