{"title":"A case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Escherichia coli septicemia.","authors":"Tejinder Talwar, Prateek Chandra, Sugandha Goel, Kuntal Patel","doi":"10.3205/oc000239","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endogenous endophthalmitis is a severe sight-threatening condition that requires urgent intervention. It is a rare complication of <i>Escherichia coli</i> septicemia. We herein report a case of left eye endogenous endophthalmitis with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus with pyelonephritis associated with <i>Escherichia coli</i> septicemia. Vitrectomy was done along with intravitreal antibiotics and steroids. There was significant improvement in vision after vitrectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":73178,"journal":{"name":"GMS ophthalmology cases","volume":"14 ","pages":"Doc07"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11238644/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"GMS ophthalmology cases","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3205/oc000239","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Endogenous endophthalmitis is a severe sight-threatening condition that requires urgent intervention. It is a rare complication of Escherichia coli septicemia. We herein report a case of left eye endogenous endophthalmitis with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus with pyelonephritis associated with Escherichia coli septicemia. Vitrectomy was done along with intravitreal antibiotics and steroids. There was significant improvement in vision after vitrectomy.