Bilateral Endogenous Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis in a Young Athlete: A Story of Full Recovery

Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is an ophthalmological emergency. We report the long-term outcome of bilateral methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EE in a 23-year-old healthy immunocompetent athlete who presented with EE secondary to pelvic abscess and remained with excellent vision.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Corredores, Jamel, Halpert, Michael, Cohen, Oren, Amer, Radgonde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8251677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34187153
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.83809
Descripción
Sumario:Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is an ophthalmological emergency. We report the long-term outcome of bilateral methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EE in a 23-year-old healthy immunocompetent athlete who presented with EE secondary to pelvic abscess and remained with excellent vision.

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