| dc.contributor.author | Relhan N, Jalali S, Nalamada S, Dave V, Mathai A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-22T11:29:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-22T11:29:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-07 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Indian J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul;60(4):317-9. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.98715. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22824604 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/57806 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The article reports a case and review of the literature of endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis. A 26-year-old male was observed to have white-centered retinal hemorrhages and retinal vasculitis following an occult scleral perforation. At presentation, the visual acuity was 20/60. With clinical suspicion of early endophthalmitis, he underwent wound exploration, scleral tear repair, vitreous biopsy and administration of intravitreal antibiotics. Microbiology evaluation revealed significant presence of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis. Final visual acuity improved to 20/20 at 6 weeks postoperatively. Literature search revealed eight similar cases, all of them due to Staphylococcus species. Retinal vasculitis and white-centered retinal hemorrhages can be a presenting sign of early endophthalmitis, especially with non-fulminant pathogens like S. epidermidis. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Traumatic endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis and white-centered hemorrhages: Case report and review of literature | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Psychiatry | en |
