Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation
Endogenous endophthalmitis is caused by the hematogenous dissemination of infectious organisms, resulting in intraocular infection. This entity is uncommon and accounts for 5–15% of all forms of endophthalmitis. Patients with compromised immune systems are most at risk for endogenous endophthalmiti...
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Endogenous endophthalmitis is caused by the hematogenous dissemination of infectious organisms, resulting in intraocular infection. This entity is uncommon and accounts for 5–15% of all forms of endophthalmitis. Patients with compromised immune systems are most at risk for endogenous endophthalmitis. An immunocompetent 20-year-old man, following a recent hospitalization and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), presented with blurred vision in the left eye. Fundoscopy revealed dense white-toyellow, pus-like subfoveal material originating from the choroid, breaking through the retina, and dispersing into the vitreous. According to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) findings, the infection had a bacterial origin and caused irreversible damage to the macula.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a22e60409fe45cab799e5699bdaa7b02025-08-20T01:51:13ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912025-04-019510.18502/crcp.v9i5.18449Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual PresentationHomayoun Nikkhah0Kiana Hassanpour1Hamid Ahmadieh2Sadid Hooshmandi3Mohamad javad Babaki4Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Department of Ophthalmology, Torfeh Eye Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran..Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Endogenous endophthalmitis is caused by the hematogenous dissemination of infectious organisms, resulting in intraocular infection. This entity is uncommon and accounts for 5–15% of all forms of endophthalmitis. Patients with compromised immune systems are most at risk for endogenous endophthalmitis. An immunocompetent 20-year-old man, following a recent hospitalization and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), presented with blurred vision in the left eye. Fundoscopy revealed dense white-toyellow, pus-like subfoveal material originating from the choroid, breaking through the retina, and dispersing into the vitreous. According to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) findings, the infection had a bacterial origin and caused irreversible damage to the macula. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/959EndogenousEndophthalmitisHematogenous disseminationInfectious organisms |
| spellingShingle | Homayoun Nikkhah Kiana Hassanpour Hamid Ahmadieh Sadid Hooshmandi Mohamad javad Babaki Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation Case Reports in Clinical Practice Endogenous Endophthalmitis Hematogenous dissemination Infectious organisms |
| title | Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation |
| title_full | Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation |
| title_fullStr | Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation |
| title_short | Endogenous Endophthalmitis with an Unusual Presentation |
| title_sort | endogenous endophthalmitis with an unusual presentation |
| topic | Endogenous Endophthalmitis Hematogenous dissemination Infectious organisms |
| url | https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/959 |
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