Cornea
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Case Reports
Nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae conjunctivitis resulting in infectious keratitis and bilateral corneal perforation.
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a known cause of metastatic endophthalmitis. However, the organism has never been described to cause severe infectious keratoconjunctivitis. We report a fulminant case of nosocomial K. pneumoniae conjunctivitis complicated by infectious keratitis and corneal perforation in both eyes. ⋯ Although not previously reported, K. pneumoniae can cause devastating keratoconjunctivitis resulting in corneal melt, perforation, and uncontrolled endophthalmitis.