Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2032553 | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
ABSTRACTEndogenous endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating disease that may frequently result in visual loss despite appropriate and early antibiotic treatment. Recent reports have suggested an increased incidence of endogenous endophthalmitis in East Asia, particularly in Taiwan, where the major source of infection has been liver abscess secondary to Klebsiella pneumoniae. Here we report three cases who presented in Qatar with severe endogenous endophthalmitis associated with Klebsiella pneumonia septicemia secondary to pyogenic liver abscess in a diabetes mellitus underlying.
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Authors
Ahmed AR Mohamad Al Ani, Abdel-Naser Elzouki, Ali Rahil, Fouad Al-Ani,