title: [Endophthalmitis as the first clinical manifestation of infectious endocarditis].
abstract: Infectious endocarditis is considered one of the most severe infections in the Western world. Complications include septic embolism, for example to the brain or the eye. Endogeneous endophthalmitis is a rare but severe eye disease. It is important to remember that clinical signs from the eye can be the first manifestation of systemic disease. We present a case report of an 81-year-old woman with endogenous endophthalmitis as the first clinical manifestation of infectious endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologisk Afdeling B, Odense Universitetshospital, Søndre Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. trahbek@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rudbæk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haastrup
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Frydkjær-Olsen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005123:Eye / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents