[A severe case of sympathetic ophthalmia--case report].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of our work is to present clinical and histological data of the case of severe sympathetic ophthalmia (SO). Sympathetic ophthalmia is a rare, bilateral, non-necrotizing granulomatous panuveitis that follows penetrating injury to one eye. SO is a potentially blinding condition.


METHODS
A 40-year-old man sustained a penetrating injury to his right eye. He refused to be treated surgically. A few days later, he developed bacterial endophthalmitis. After 5 months the patient came to our hospital with clinical manifestations suggesting SO. His right eye was removed. Unfortunately, despite the intensive pharmacological treatment the uveitis of the left eye intensified.


RESULTS
Generalized uveitis with optic nerve oedema, secondary cataract and glaucoma resulted in total blindness.


CONCLUSIONS
Although, SO is a rare disease, ophthalmologists should be aware of its devastating effect on vision.
Matysik-Woźniak
Anna
A
Z Kliniki Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie. anna.matysik@am.lublin.pl
Katski
Wojciech
W
Lewandowska-Furmanik
Maria
M
Zarnowski
Tomasz
T
Pawłowska-Wakowicz
Barbara
B
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology