Brotherton Tim, Nwankwo Eugene, Das Debapria, Fritz Adam
Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Department of Cardiology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Oct 26;35(2):197-198. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1990823. eCollection 2022.
Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare condition that carries a high risk of vision loss. Risk factors for developing endogenous endophthalmitis include having a systemic source of infection and one or more risk factors for immunosuppression. We present a case of a 34-year-old man with methicillin-resistant bacteremia and COVID-19 pneumonia who was treated with corticosteroids and subsequently developed endogenous endophthalmitis.
内源性眼内炎是一种罕见的疾病,具有很高的视力丧失风险。发生内源性眼内炎的危险因素包括存在全身感染源以及一种或多种免疫抑制危险因素。我们报告一例34岁男性病例,该患者患有耐甲氧西林菌血症和新冠肺炎肺炎,接受了皮质类固醇治疗,随后发生了内源性眼内炎。