Endophthalmitis complicating Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis.
In two children, pyogenic endophthalmitis developed simultaneously with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis. The eye of one of the patients recovered fully; the eye of the other became phthisical and was enucleated. Culturable or pathologically identifiable organisms were not found in either eye; nevertheless, it is suggested that these cases represented metastatic H influenzae type b endophthalmitis from a primary site of infection in the meninges.
D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D003907:Dexamethasone