Abstract
An 86-year-old man underwent cataract surgery on the left eye, but suddenly he lost his vision three days after surgery. Topical treatments for panophthalmitis were started according to international guidelines. Later, a broad-range polymerase chain reaction showed Enterococcus faecalis in corpus vitreum, and IV antiobiotic treatment was initiated. To exclude endocarditis an echocardiography was performed, and this showed mitral regurgitation with a small mobile vegetation. Uncertainty concerning a possible causality between panophthalmitis and mitral valve endocarditis remains.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Mitral valve endocarditis diagnosed after panophthalmitis with Enterococcus faecalis |
---|---|
Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for laeger |
Vol/bind | 179 |
Udgave nummer | 26 |
Status | Udgivet - 26 jun. 2017 |
Emneord
- Aged, 80 and over
- Echocardiography
- Endocarditis, Bacterial/complications
- Enterococcus faecalis/isolation & purification
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/complications
- Humans
- Male
- Mitral Valve/microbiology
- Pacemaker, Artificial/microbiology
- Panophthalmitis/complications