Literature DB >> 15767169

Meningococcal septicemia presenting as bilateral endophthalmitis.

Elizabeth Chacko1, Ian Filtcroft, Patrick I Condon.   

Abstract

We present a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis as the presenting sign of meningococcal septicemia. Systematic examination and vitreous tap conclusively identified the microbe, and appropriate treatment was administered, with good recovery of vision.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 15767169     DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.044

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Cataract Refract Surg        ISSN: 0886-3350            Impact factor:   3.351


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Authors:  Marlene L Durand
Journal:  Curr Infect Dis Rep       Date:  2009-07       Impact factor: 3.725

2.  Postmortem diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease.

Authors:  Alison D Ridpath; Tanya A Halse; Kimberlee A Musser; Danielle Wroblewski; Christopher D Paddock; Wun-Ju Shieh; Melissa Pasquale-Styles; Irini Scordi-Bello; Paula E Del Rosso; Don Weiss
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2014-03       Impact factor: 6.883

Review 3.  Atypical, Yet Not Infrequent, Infections with Neisseria Species.

Authors:  Maria Victoria Humbert; Myron Christodoulides
Journal:  Pathogens       Date:  2019-12-20
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