Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency

Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency

Here, we present a 76-year-old diabetic man who was diagnosed as having endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae that finally developed globe rupture, which is a rare endogenous endophthalmitis complication. This case highlight that endogenous endophthalmitis is an ophthalmologi...

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Main Authors: Takehiro Nakai, Masahiro Kimura, Keizo Yoshiyama, Takashi Matono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918302373
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spelling doaj-3373713139ff407fa4235ede816753052021-07-02T11:48:52ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092019-01-0115Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergencyTakehiro Nakai0Masahiro Kimura1Keizo Yoshiyama2Takashi Matono3Department of General Internal Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of General Internal Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshino-machi, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8505, Japan.Here, we present a 76-year-old diabetic man who was diagnosed as having endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae that finally developed globe rupture, which is a rare endogenous endophthalmitis complication. This case highlight that endogenous endophthalmitis is an ophthalmological emergency with poor prognosis, thereby requiring prompt diagnosis and aggressive intervention. Keywords: Endogenous endophthalmitis, Globe rupture, Streptococcus agalactiaehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918302373
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author Takehiro Nakai
Masahiro Kimura
Keizo Yoshiyama
Takashi Matono
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Masahiro Kimura
Keizo Yoshiyama
Takashi Matono
Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
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author_facet Takehiro Nakai
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Takashi Matono
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title Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
title_short Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
title_full Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
title_fullStr Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
title_full_unstemmed Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: An ophthalmologic emergency
title_sort endogenous endophthalmitis caused by streptococcus agalactiae: an ophthalmologic emergency
publisher Elsevier
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description Here, we present a 76-year-old diabetic man who was diagnosed as having endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae that finally developed globe rupture, which is a rare endogenous endophthalmitis complication. This case highlight that endogenous endophthalmitis is an ophthalmological emergency with poor prognosis, thereby requiring prompt diagnosis and aggressive intervention. Keywords: Endogenous endophthalmitis, Globe rupture, Streptococcus agalactiae
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918302373
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