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Dengue is a mosquito-borne flavivirus disease affecting humans. The Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads it. Ophthalmic manifestations of dengue range from subconjunctival hemorrhage to optic neuropathy. Panophthalmitis in dengue fever is a rare finding. We report a case of a 22-year-old male having
Dengue is a vector-borne viral illness of major public health importance. It is endemic in many parts of India and also causes frequent epidemics. Platelet transfusions are given in severe cases of dengue fever to treat and prevent hemorrhagic complications. Here, we report three patients in North
Dengue fever is known for its life-threatening complications of bleeding and capillary leak syndrome. We report an unusual complication of dengue fever causing panophthalmitis, leading to rapidly progressive painful visual loss within days. Later on, the patient developed secondary bacterial
Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) is gram negative enterobacteriaceae which has been found generally in animal hosts and occasionally in human feces. We have reported a case of sepsis caused by E. tarda, complicated panophthalmitis and pyogenic spondylitis. A 39-year old patient suffered from fever,
Metastatic bilateral endogenous panophthalmitis is a rare but devastating ocular infection. A young male presented with high-grade fever of 4 days duration along with rapidly progressive proptosis and loss of vision in both eyes. Systemic examination revealed bronchopneumonia and the blood culture
Lancefield group G β-hemolytic Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) has become a leading causative pathogen of invasive streptococcal infection. In this report, we describe a case of disseminated SDSE infection complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis, resulting in
The case is presented of a 62 year-old woman with a rapid, progressive bilateral decrease in visual acuity and panuveitis with orbital cellulitis. She was also in poor general condition, with emesis and fever. Septicaemia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae and bilateral endogenous panophthalmitis were
Over the past seven years we have treated three cases of drug abusers in whom endogenous Bacillus cereus endophthalmitis rapidly progressed to panophthalmitis. Ocular features of infection with this organism include severe pain, chemosis, proptosis, corneal infiltration and ring abscess, subretinal
Bacillus cereus is a seldom recognised but important cause of panophthalmitis. Although most reported cases have been the result of endogenous infection, we have recently seen 4 cases that followed ocular trauma. In each instance a fulminating panophthalmitis developed, accompanied by fever and
OBJECTIVE
To describe patient survival in a rare case of endogenous Clostridium septicum sepsis with panophthalmitis.
METHODS
Observational case report.
METHODS
Both eyes of a female patient were examined in a hospital setting.
RESULTS
A 68-year-old woman had right orbital pain, proptosis,
A man with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving chronic steroid therapy presented with headache, fever and panophthalmitis. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis was consistent with syphilitic meningitis. This represents the first reported case of syphilitic meningitis in a lupus patient. Our case report