title: Bilateral amaurosis caused by Salmonella enteritidis infection.
abstract: The aim of this paper was to show the potential of Salmonella enteritidis infection to eventually result in visual impairment. A case of salmonellosis in a 6-year-old boy, caused by intake of a cake made from eggs infected with Salmonella enteritidis, is presented. Prolonged duration of the disease was followed by complete remission of neurologic complications and persistent amaurosis with bilateral optic nerve atrophy. A severe form of Salmonella enterocolitis with neurologic involvement can lead to optic nerve lesion with consequential loss of vision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb University Hospital "Center", Zagreb, Croatia. branimir.cerovski@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Branimir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cerovski
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barisić
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vidović
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Petricek
authors.forename: Jasenka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerovski
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000472:pathogenicity*