From the toe to the head: metastatic endophalmitis following staphylococcal purpura fulminans.
Staphylococcal infections may present in variable ways. Staphylococcal sepsis can cause significant morbidity and mortality. We report on the case of a 42-year-old man without any co-morbidities who presented with fever and purpura fulminans and later developed metastatic endophthalmitis. He was treated with intravenous and intravitreal vancomycin. The case is reported because of the rare co-occurrence of purpura fulminans and endophthalmitis.
Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
Alka
A
Sharma
Vishal
V
Sharma
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055665:Purpura Fulminans / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014034:Toes; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin
Metastatic endopthalmitis; Staphylococcus aureus; staphylococcal purpura fulminans