Klebsiella pneumoniae endogenous endophthalmitis presenting as orbital cellulitis

This report describes the first documented case of endogenous endophthalmitis with concurrent orbital cellulitis in a patient without a liver abscess. A 34-year-old, caucasian male with a history of intravenous drug abuse and type 1 diabetes mellitus was transferred from an outside hospital for pro...

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Published in:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
Main Authors: Ghiam, Benjamin Kambiz, Israelsen, Paul, Wang, Angeline, Grob, Seanna, Esfahani, Mohammad Riazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2019-08-01
Subjects:
endogenous endophthalmitis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
liver abscess
orbital cellulitis
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2019-9/oc000119.shtml

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