title: [Endogenous postpartum panophthalmitis induced by sphingomonas paucimobili].
abstract: Endogenous panophthalmitis is a rare eye disease with purulent necrosis of all the ocular structures. It is a rare but serious condition that occurs when bacteria cross the blood-ocular barrier and multiply within the eye. Although rare, endogenous panophthamitis is a potentially devastating intraocular infection resulting in a poor visual and anatomic prognosis. We present a 39-year-old woman, without any previous history, who developed a endogenous panophthalmitis in the left eye secondary to a puerperal endomyometritis secondary to infection with Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Despite systemic antibiotic therapy and intraocular injections, there was an evolution to purulent corneal melting.
authors: Hôpital militaire Avicenne, Marrakech, Maroc. medkriet@yahoo.fr
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Kriet
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Bouya
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Louaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010202:Panophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*