Ziakas N G, Tzetzi D, Boboridis K, Georgiadis N S
Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eur J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan-Feb;14(1):59-60. doi: 10.1177/112067210401400110.
To report a case of bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis due to group G Streptococcus after a dental procedure.
Case report of a 69-year-old woman who presented with pain, decreased vision, bilateral uveitis, and a unilateral hypopyon 1 week after treatment for an abscessed tooth.
Bilateral endophthalmitis was diagnosed, and group G Streptococcus was cultured from the vitreous samples.
To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of endogenous endophthalmitis following a dental procedure. Furthermore, it was due to group G Streptococcus, which is a rare cause of this condition.
报告1例牙科手术后由G组链球菌引起的双侧内源性眼内炎病例。
对1例69岁女性患者的病例报告,该患者在治疗脓肿牙1周后出现疼痛、视力下降、双侧葡萄膜炎和单侧前房积脓。
诊断为双侧眼内炎,玻璃体样本培养出G组链球菌。
据我们所知,这是牙科手术后报告的第二例内源性眼内炎病例。此外,其病因是G组链球菌,这是导致这种情况的罕见原因。