endophthalmitis
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Introduction
Inflammation of tissues within the eyeball.
Etiology
- eye infection
- bacterial most common
- fungi
- post-operative, generally within 6 weeks of surgery
- eye globe trauma
- eye foreign body
Clinical manifestations
- decreased visual acuity
- red eye, conjunctival injection
- pain, photophobia
- corneal edema, corneal opacification
- hypopyon (pus in anterior chamber)
- symptoms of infection in adjacent structures or distant site
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Laboratory
- vitreal cultures
- blood cultures if systemic origin likely
Management
- immediate referral to ophthalmology for intravitreal antibiotics
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elkston CA, Elkston DM Bacterial Skin Infections: More Than Skin Deep. Medscape. July 19, 2021 https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/infect-skin-6003449
- ↑ Eye Wiki: Endophthalmitis https://eyewiki.aao.org/Endophthalmitis
- ↑ Egan DJ, Jagminas L Endophthalmitis Medscape. June 2, 2018 https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/799431-overview
- ↑ Wikipedia: Endophthalmitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endophthalmitis
- ↑ Durand ML Endophthalmitis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Mar;19(3):227-34. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23438028 PMCID: PMC3638360 Free PMC article
- ↑ Durand ML Bacterial and Fungal Endophthalmitis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2017 Jul;30(3):597-613. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28356323 PMCID: PMC5475221 Free PMC article