Traumatic endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis and white-centered hemorrhages: Case report and review of literature
Date
2012-07Author
Relhan N, Jalali S, Nalamada S, Dave V, Mathai A.
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The article reports a case and review of the literature of endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis. A 26-year-old male was observed to have white-centered retinal hemorrhages and retinal vasculitis following an occult scleral perforation. At presentation, the visual acuity was 20/60. With clinical suspicion of early endophthalmitis, he underwent wound exploration, scleral tear repair, vitreous biopsy and administration of intravitreal antibiotics. Microbiology evaluation revealed significant presence of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis. Final visual acuity improved to 20/20 at 6 weeks postoperatively. Literature search revealed eight similar cases, all of them due to Staphylococcus species. Retinal vasculitis and white-centered retinal hemorrhages can be a presenting sign of early endophthalmitis, especially with non-fulminant pathogens like S. epidermidis.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22824604http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/57806
Citation
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul;60(4):317-9. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.98715.Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Psychiatry
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