Bilateral metastatic endophthalmitis as a complication of major burns.
Metastatic infection of the eye is a rare complication of burns. The following report describes a patient with endophthalmitis occurring as a complication of major burns. The diagnostic difficulties that arose are discussed and the recommended treatment outlined.
Snow
D G
DG
Burns Unit, Birmingham Accident Hospital, UK.
Eagling
E M
EM
Lawrence
J C
JC
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis