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Bilateral Amaurosis Caused by Salmonella enteritidis Infection

Branimir Cerovski
Nina Barišić
Tomislav Vidović
Igor Petriček
Jasenka Cerovski

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to show the potential of Salmonella enteritidis infection to eventually result in visual impairment. A case of salmonellosis in a 6-year-old boy, caused by intake of a cake made from eggs infected with Salmonella enteritidis, is presented. Prolonged duration of the disease was followed by complete remission of neurologic complications and persistent amaurosis with bilateral optic nerve atrophy. A severe form of Salmonella enterocolitis with neurologic involvement can lead to optic nerve lesion with consequential loss of vision.

Keywords

amaurosis; Salmonella; infection enteritidis

Hrčak ID:

5633

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/5633

Publication date:

15.12.2004.

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