Probable occupational endophthalmitis from Bacillus cereus.
Endophthalmitis is a severe infection produced by the introduction of microorganisms into the eye after penetrating injury, surgery, or hematogenous spread from a distant primary site of infection. The case presented is a 44-year-old man who worked as a machine operator with exposure to substantial metalworking fluid aerosols from a high-speed grinder generating fine particles.
Martinez
Maria F
MF
London District Worker's Health Clinic, London, Ontario, Canada.
Haines
Ted
T
Waller
Marge
M
Tingey
David
D
Gomez
Wendell
W
D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001409:Bacillus cereus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects
D000336:Aerosols; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D052638:Particulate Matter