• J Cataract Refract Surg · Feb 2005

    Case Reports

    Meningococcal septicemia presenting as bilateral endophthalmitis.

    • Elizabeth Chacko, Ian Filtcroft, and Patrick I Condon.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland. lizabrahams@hotmail.com
    • J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Feb 1;31(2):432-4.

    AbstractWe present a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis as the presenting sign of meningococcal septicemia. Systematic examination and vitreous tap conclusively identified the microbe, and appropriate treatment was administered, with good recovery of vision.

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