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Endophthalmitis after tooth extraction in a patient with previous perforating eye injury
- Source :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 20, Iss 72 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015.
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Abstract
- The aim of this stuty is to describe a case of endophthalmitis after tooth extraction in a patient with previous perforating eye injury . 50 years old male patient attempted to our clinic with complaints of sudden severe pain, reduced vision, light sensitivity and redness in the right eye. The patient stated that severe pain in his eye began approximately 12 hours following tooth extraction. The patient's ocular examination revealed a visual acuity of hand motion in the right eye. Anterior segment examination of the right eye showed intense conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis, a fine keraticprespitat and corneal edema. Dental procedures of the patients who had recently underwent ocular surgery or trauma should be done in a more controlled manner under anti -infective therapy or should be postponed in elective procedures.
- Subjects :
- endophthalmitis
tooth extraction
perforating injury
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, French
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 72
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Pan African Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.12fd2a367d04417a8960cc31e8d58695
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.72.6080