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J Cataract Refract Surg · Feb 2005
Case ReportsMeningococcal 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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