Bilateral macular holes resulting from septic embolization.
OBJECTIVE
To report a previously undescribed cause of bilateral macular hole formation.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Septic emboli were noted at the center of the macula in both eyes of a 32-year-old man with acute bacterial endocarditis. Bilateral full-thickness macular holes later developed at the site of these retinal lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
This case represents the first report of fundus lesions in septicemia resulting in full-thickness macular hole formation.
Beatty
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Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospitals National Health Service Trust, UK.
Harrison
R J
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Roche
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004617:Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents