title: Bilateral metastatic endophthalmitis as a complication of major burns.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Burns Unit, Birmingham Accident Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Eagling
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: 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