title: Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis secondary to liver abscess presenting as acute iridocyclitis.
abstract: A 51-year-old man presented with acute iridocyclitis with no evidence of vitritis on B-scan that progressed to endogenous endophthalmitis. Systemic work-up revealed a large liver abscess. Urine, blood, liver abscess, and vitreous aspirate cultures all grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. The eye was enucleated secondary to severe pain from neovascular glaucoma and loss of vision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dodson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Zeynel
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karcioglu
authors.forename: Mandi D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mushatt
authors.forename: Ramesh S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ayyala
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged