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A case of Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis with corneal ulcer.

Title
A case of Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis with corneal ulcer.
Authors
Lee S.M.Lee J.H.
Ewha Authors
이정희
SCOPUS Author ID
이정희scopus
Issue Date
2004
Journal Title
Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO
ISSN
1011-8942JCR Link
Citation
Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 175 - 179
Indexed
SCOPUS; KCI scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Although there have been a few reported cases of Enterococcal endophthalmitis, this is an unusual case of endophthalmitis complicated with corneal ulcer caused by Enterococcus faecalis. A 67-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus underwent secondary intraocular lens implantation. Post-operative recovery was uneventful until a wound rupture was noted 3 weeks after the operation. On day 12 after the repair of the wound, endophthalmitis accompanied by wound necrosis and a full-thickness corneal ulcer was detected. His vision was light perception, and Enterococcus faecalis was identified by culture in samples of conjunctival sac, anterior chamber and vitreous humor. After 3 rounds of intravitreal antibiotics injection, the vitreous opacity disappeared on ultrasonographic finding but corneal opacity and corneal neovascularization still remained.
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