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More Than Meets the Eye: Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Endogenous Endophthalmitis

Authors :
Talal Alkayali
Katherine Burns
Ricardo J Villasmil
Natalia Lattanzio
Source :
Cureus
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Cureus, 2021.

Abstract

Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is a potentially blinding ophthalmological emergency with poor visual prognosis requiring a high index of clinical suspicion to obtain a prompt diagnosis. The main factors associated with poor visual outcomes include the virulence of the causative organism and timing of intervention. Infective endocarditis can present with nonspecific ocular complaints and remains an important risk factor for developing EE. We report an unusual case of EE in a 78-year-old male caused by infective endocarditis secondary to Streptococcus viridans resulting in bioprosthetic aortic valve abscess with dehiscence.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21688184
Volume :
13
Issue :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cureus
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....cc2fc2b5c32bbef9a46d5ae44f9a1b7e