TY - JOUR
T1 - Endophthalmitis associated with intravenous drug abuse
AU - Kreeger, Robert
AU - Pearson, P. Andrew
AU - Bullock, John D.
AU - McCabe, John
PY - 1987/5
Y1 - 1987/5
N2 - Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the interior of the eye. We describe an IV drug abuser with endophthalmitis who initially was diagnosed as having an acute conjunctivitis. During the next 12 hours fulminant endophthalmitis developed. The patient failed to respond to treatment, and on the second hospital day underwent subtotal exenteration of the right orbit. The only organism obtained from numerous cultures was Staphylococcus epidermidis. We suspect the causative organism was not isolated.
AB - Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the interior of the eye. We describe an IV drug abuser with endophthalmitis who initially was diagnosed as having an acute conjunctivitis. During the next 12 hours fulminant endophthalmitis developed. The patient failed to respond to treatment, and on the second hospital day underwent subtotal exenteration of the right orbit. The only organism obtained from numerous cultures was Staphylococcus epidermidis. We suspect the causative organism was not isolated.
KW - drug abuse, intravenous, complications
KW - endophthalmitis, etiology, drug abuse
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U2 - 10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80695-9
DO - 10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80695-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 3494412
AN - SCOPUS:0023188147
SN - 0196-0644
VL - 16
SP - 585
EP - 587
JO - Annals of Emergency Medicine
JF - Annals of Emergency Medicine
IS - 5
ER -
