Crystalline lens dislocation secondary to bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis
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Crystalline lens dislocation secondary to bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis
Purpose To present an unusual case of endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to Group A streptococcus (GAS) that resulted in dislocation of the crystalline lens. Observations An immunocompetent 51-year-old man presented to the emergency room (ER) with upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms and painful right eye. He was diagnosed with URI and viral conjunctivitis and discharged on oral azith...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.07.004