Endogenous endophthalmitis due to Serratia marcescens.
Endogenous or metastatic bacterial endophthalmitis is a severe, sight-threatening infection of the vitreous humor that is only rarely due to Serratia marcescens. We report the case of a hemodialysis-dependent diabetic patient who had endogenous endophthalmitis of the right eye due to S marcescens, presumably from an infected dialysis catheter. The patient had total visual loss in the affected eye, which required enucleation.
Marinella
M A
MA
Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Warwar
R
R
D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification*