BILATERAL ENDOGENOUS ESCHERICHIA-COLI ENDOPHTHALMITIS - A DEVASTATINGCOMPLICATION IN AN INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETIC

Authors
WALMSLEY RS DAVID DB ALLAN RN KIRKBY GR
Citation
Rs. Walmsley et al., BILATERAL ENDOGENOUS ESCHERICHIA-COLI ENDOPHTHALMITIS - A DEVASTATINGCOMPLICATION IN AN INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETIC, Postgraduate medical journal, 72(848), 1996, pp. 361-363
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
72
Issue
848
Year of publication
1996
Pages
361 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1996)72:848<361:BEEE-A>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We report a case of bilateral endogenous Escherichia coli endophthalmi tis in an insulin-dependent diabetic. This condition appears to occur almost exclusively in diabetics, and is invariably related to a urinar y tract infection. Treatment of any infection in diabetics should be a ggressive, and any deterioration in vision should be addressed promptl y.