Degoricija Vesna, Skerk Vedrana, Vatavuk Zoran, Knezević Tamara, Sefer Sinisa, Vućicević Zeljko
School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Acta Clin Croat. 2011 Jun;50(2):261-6.
Endogenous endophthalmitis is a vision-threatening condition that results from hematogenous spread of infection to the eye, originating from a distant primary focus. It is considered as a rare entity that predominantly occurs in immune-compromised patients. We present a case of a critically ill immune-competent patient who underwent abdominal surgery later followed by nosocomial urosepsis complicated with bilateral Pseudomonas aeruginosa endogenous endophthalmitis that resulted in blindness. This case is clinically important because of the absence of predisposing factors for this kind of eye infection.
内源性眼内炎是一种威胁视力的疾病，由感染经血行播散至眼部，起源于远处的原发灶。它被认为是一种罕见的疾病，主要发生在免疫功能低下的患者中。我们报告一例危重症免疫功能正常的患者，该患者接受腹部手术后发生医院获得性泌尿道感染，并发双侧铜绿假单胞菌内源性眼内炎，导致失明。由于缺乏此类眼部感染的易感因素，该病例具有重要的临床意义。
