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Case Report

Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Endophthalmitis

by
Angelina Su-Min Yong
,
Su Yin Lau
,
Tsung Han Woo
,
Jordan Yuanzhi Li
and
Tuck Yean Yong
*
Department of General Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre and Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(1), e16; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e16
Submission received: 4 October 2011 / Revised: 30 December 2011 / Accepted: 8 January 2012 / Published: 22 February 2012

Abstract

Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare ocular infection affecting the vitreous and/or aqueous humours. It is associated with poor visual prognosis and its commonest endogenous aetiology is infective endocarditis. The causative organisms of endogenous endophthalmitis complicating endocarditis are mainly Group A or B streptococci. The identification of Group C and G streptococci such as Streptococcus dysgalactiae is comparatively uncommon and has only been reported in a few case reports or series. We therefore report a case of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae first presenting with endogenous endophthalmitis, the most likely source being bilateral feet osteomyelitis in a patient with type I diabetes. The patient was treated with a course of intravenous benzylpenicillin, intravitreal antibiotics, bilateral below knee amputations and mitral valve replacement. She survived all surgical procedures and regained partial visual acuity in the affected eye.
Keywords: Endocarditis; endophthalmitis; Group C streptococcus; Group G streptococcus; Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis; endophthalmitis; Group C streptococcus; Group G streptococcus; Streptococcus dysgalactiae

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Yong, A.S.-M.; Lau, S.Y.; Woo, T.H.; Li, J.Y.; Yong, T.Y. Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Endophthalmitis. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e16. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e16

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Yong AS-M, Lau SY, Woo TH, Li JY, Yong TY. Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Endophthalmitis. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(1):e16. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e16

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Yong, Angelina Su-Min, Su Yin Lau, Tsung Han Woo, Jordan Yuanzhi Li, and Tuck Yean Yong. 2012. "Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Endophthalmitis" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 1: e16. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e16

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Yong, A. S.-M., Lau, S. Y., Woo, T. H., Li, J. Y., & Yong, T. Y. (2012). Streptococcus dysgalactiae Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Endophthalmitis. Infectious Disease Reports, 4(1), e16. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e16

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