An unfamiliar course of a familiar illness: a rare ophthalmic complication of urinary sepsis.
Uncommon complications may occur in the context of illnesses encountered frequently in later life. They may be difficult to both identify and manage in a drowsy, confused patient, particularly in the absence of collateral information. We present an unusual ocular complication in a patient with systemic sepsis from a urinary tract infection, an unquestionably common diagnosis in older patients admitted to hospital.
Wilkinson
Charlie
C
The Department of Elderly Care, Beckett Wing, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. cpwilkinsonuk@yahoo.co.uk
Richfield
Ed
E
Rosenberg
Kate
K
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents