• Title of article

    Bilateral endogenou endophthalmiti caued by hacek microorganim

  • Author/Authors

    Preton ullivan، نويسنده , , William L Clark، نويسنده , , Peter K. Kaier، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    144
  • To page
    145
  • Abstract
    PURPOE: To report a cae of bilateral endogenou endophthalmiti caued by a HACEK group organim (Actinobacillu actinomycetemcomitan). METHOD: An 85-year-old Caucaian female preented with bilateral light perception viual acuity, anterior chamber cell, hypopyon, poterior ynechiae, and no red reflex. REULT: The patient underwent bilateral vitrectomy, with topical, intravitreal, and ytemic antibiotic. Vitreou culture revealed gram-negative cocco bacilli conitent with Actinobacillu actinomycetemcomitan. At final follow-up, viual acuity wa 20/25 RE and 20/40 LE. CONCLUION: Prompt diagnoi and treatment of HACEK [Hemophilu p. (parainfluenzae, aphrophilu, paraphrophilu), Actinobacillu actinomycetemcomitan, Cardiobacterium homini, Eikenella coroden, and Kingella kingae] group bacterial endophthalmiti can yield good reult.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    623595