Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of panophthalmitis caused by Clostridium bifermentans after penetrating eye injury. The patient had severe signs and symptoms of intraocular and orbital infection, with early total loss of visual function. Parenteral and intravitreal therapy with penicillin and clindamycin, administered according to antibiotic sensitivity studies of cultures from the anterior chamber and vitreous, did not restore vision. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | U Rehany, Y Dorenboim, E Lefler, E Schirer |
Journal | Ophthalmology
(Ophthalmology)
Vol. 101
Issue 5
Pg. 839-42
(May 1994)
ISSN: 0161-6420 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8190468
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Clostridium Infections
(drug therapy, microbiology)
- Corneal Injuries
- Drug Therapy, Combination
(therapeutic use)
- Eye Foreign Bodies
(complications, microbiology)
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
(drug therapy, microbiology)
- Eye Injuries, Penetrating
(complications)
- Humans
- Male
- Panophthalmitis
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Radiography
- Visual Acuity
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