endophthalmitis/fever

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

Purpose: To evaluate endogenous endophthalmitis clinical features following minimally invasive removal of upper urinary tract calculi. Methods: Medical records of twelve

A 20-year-old woman with a 13-year history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presented with a history of malaise, fever, a non-healing ulcer of the great toe, and an insect bite incurred during recent travel to a foreign country. Milky white infiltrates accompanied by inflammatory cells located

BACKGROUND Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis (EBE) is an intraocular bacterial infection transmitted via a hemotogenous route, usually occuring in immunocompromised patients with bacteremia spreading from extraocular foci of infection. We report a case of EBE secondary to a dental infection

BACKGROUND Neonatal conjunctivitis is associated with poor prenatal care worldwide. OBJECTIVE Data on neonatal conjunctivitis is scarce in Malawi. This study describes risk factors associated with conjunctivitis in neonates born in a large tertiary care hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. METHODS Medical

A middle-aged man presented to emergency services with central vision loss in the setting of flu-like illness with fever. A striking subfoveal abscess was observed in the right fundus. Focal acute chorioretinal inflammation was noted in the asymptomatic fellow eye. Staphylococcus aureus

A 63-year-old woman presented with visual disturbance. A fever had been noted for 11 days. Right eye visual acuity was 20/50. Left eye visual acuity was 20/20. Inflammatory cclls wcrc present in the right aqueous and the vitreous humor. Tbc right retina was edematous. The left retina and left ocular

Bacterial endophthalmitis is a rare complication of infective endocarditis (IE). We herein report a case of IE with no underlying disease for which endophthalmitis could have been the first symptom. A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a fever, vision disturbances, and pain in the

OBJECTIVE We report herein the first confirmed case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Rickettsia conorii. METHODS Indirect immunofluorescence was performed in peripheral blood with antibodies against Rickettsia conorii. A vitreous aspirate was studied by indirect immunofluorescence with

We report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis and endocarditis caused by a rare causative organism: Streptococcus pneumoniae. A 69-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and pre-existing mitral regurgitation presented with acute fever and severe left eye pain. Ophthalmologic examination revealed