[Iris abscess after bacterial endocarditis in a patient with leukaemia. Differential diagnosis].
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PURPOSE To report a case of iris abscess due to bacterial endocarditis. CASE REPORT A 46-year-old male under diagnosis of promielocitic leukemia and endocarditis presented with decreased vision in left eye (OS). Ophthalmic exploration revealed iris abscess and hypopyon with fibrinous exudate in iris of the left eye and tyndall +1 in right eye (OD). Blood culture and anterior chamber paracentesis was positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and negative for blastic cells in citology. Treatment with systemic antibiotic was initiated with total resolution of inflammation. CONCLUSION Iris abscess is an unusual septic focus in bacterial endocarditis. It is crucial to rule out an extramedullary metastasis in a patient with leukemia due to the general prognosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
دوره 89 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014