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Bilateral Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Endogenous Endophthalmitis in an Immune-competent Patient with Nosocomial Urosepsis Following Abdominal Surgery

Vesna Degoricija
Vedrana Škerk
Zoran Vatavuk
Tamara Knežević
Siniša Šefer
Željko Vučičević

Abstract

Endogenous endophthalmitis is a vision-threatening condition that results from hematogenous spread of infection to the eye, originating from a distant primary focus. It is considered as a rare entity that predominantly occurs in immune-compromised patients. We present a case of a critically ill immune-competent patient who underwent abdominal surgery later followed by nosocomial urosepsis complicated with bilateral Pseudomonas aeruginosa endogenous endophthalmitis that resulted in blindness. This case is clinically important because of the absence of predisposing factors for this kind of eye infection.

Keywords

Endophthalmitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Surgical operative procedures – complications; Cross infections; Case report

Hrčak ID:

79498

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/79498

Publication date:

28.6.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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