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Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Panophthalmitis

by
Lina Krėpštė
*,
Reda Žemaitienė
,
Valerijus Barzdžiukas
and
Arūnas Miliauskas
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2013, 49(3), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49030023
Submission received: 4 January 2013 / Accepted: 30 March 2013 / Published: 4 April 2013
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Abstract

We present a case of meningitis with bilateral endogenous bacterial panophthalmitis in a previously healthy individual. The management of this ocular condition is unclear, and the prognosis is poor. The patient was admitted to the Clinic of Eye Diseases after a 9-day treatment with systemic antibiotics with a complete systemic recovery but impaired vision of both eyes. Functional vision was restored in the better eye with intravitreal vancomycin and pars plana vitrectomy. Nevertheless, after the removal of silicone oil, phthisis bulbi began to develop. Better outcomes could be expected if bacteremic patients were examined routinely by an ophthalmologist and, in case of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis, treated with intravitreal antibiotics.
Keywords: endogenous endophthalmitis; bacterial panophthalmitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; intravitreal antibiotic; meningitis endogenous endophthalmitis; bacterial panophthalmitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; intravitreal antibiotic; meningitis

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Krėpštė, L.; Žemaitienė, R.; Barzdžiukas, V.; Miliauskas, A. Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Panophthalmitis. Medicina 2013, 49, 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49030023

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Krėpštė L, Žemaitienė R, Barzdžiukas V, Miliauskas A. Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Panophthalmitis. Medicina. 2013; 49(3):23. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49030023

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Krėpštė, Lina, Reda Žemaitienė, Valerijus Barzdžiukas, and Arūnas Miliauskas. 2013. "Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Panophthalmitis" Medicina 49, no. 3: 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49030023

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Krėpštė, L., Žemaitienė, R., Barzdžiukas, V., & Miliauskas, A. (2013). Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Panophthalmitis. Medicina, 49(3), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49030023

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