A Case of Metastatic Endophthalmitis.

Song, Byung Joo; Uhm, Ki Bang; Choe, Joon Kiu; Kim, Cheong Man

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(5):1125-1130.
Published online May 1, 1987.

A Case of Metastatic Endophthalmitis.

Byung Joo Song, Ki Bang Uhm, Joon Kiu Choe, Cheong Man Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

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송병주(Byung Joo Song),엄기방(Ki Bang Uhm),최준규(Joon Kiu Choe),김종만(Cheong Man Kim)

Abstract

We have experienced a case of bilateral bacterial endophthalmitis after bilateral elevation of intraocular pressure. This patient suffered from meningitis and bacteremia. The enucleation was performed and histopathologic studies revealed severe inflammary change of the anterior segment. The present report described the relation between clinical signs and histopathologic findings of the metastatic endophthalmitis. We should keep in mind the possibility of the metastatic endophthalmitis in case of acute increase of intraocular pressure.