Abstract
Our report describes a 35 year-old male who sustained a penetrating injury with an intraocular foreign body and developed endophthalmitis. Gram stain showed Gram positive bacilli and culture grew Clostridium perfringens. The patient was managed successfully by therapeutic vitrectomy and intravitreal and systemic antibiotic therapy. Early vitrectomy and intravitreal antibiotics should be considered in patients who develop severe endophthalmitis following penetrating injury.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-182 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Documenta Ophthalmologica: The Journal of Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision - The Official Journal of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clostridium perfringens (Welchii)
- Endophthalmitis
- Gas gangrene
- Intraocular foreign body
- Ocular trauma
- Pars plana vitrectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology