Title of article :
Orbital celluliti, panophthalmiti, and ecthyma gangrenoum in an immunocompromied hot with peudomona epticemia
Author/Authors :
Luke J. Maccheron، نويسنده , , Erwin R. Groeneveld، نويسنده , , tephen J. Ohlrich، نويسنده , , David J. Hilford، نويسنده , , Peter . Beckingale، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Abstract :
Purpoe
To decribe a cae of Peudomona aeruginoa epticemia complicated by orbital celluliti, panophthalmiti, and ecthyma gangrenoum.
Deign
Obervational cae report.
Method
An immunouppreed 62-year-old man developed an unuual kin rah and a painful, wollen right eye with decreaed viion. He had myelodyplatic yndrome and P. aeruginoa epticemia. The kin rah manifeted a ecthyma gangrenoum. Metatatic orbital celluliti and panophthalmiti wa diagnoed.
Reult
Depite intravitreal and topical gentamicin, the patient eventually required enucleation.
Concluion
Thi cae repreent a rare combination of event: an immunocompromied man developed pneumonia, P. aeruginoa epticemia, and endogenou eeding of the Peudomona to the kin, orbit, and eye. Early recognition of endogenou ophthalmic dieae i imperative. The prognoi of combined orbital celluliti and panophthalmiti i poor.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology