Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis with Asynchrony for 14 Months due to Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Case Report
To our knowledge, this is the first published case of a long asynchronous bilateral endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i> with a prolonged difference of 14 months in the onset of symptoms between one eye and another. This case is a vision-threatening ophthalmologic emergency that can be associated with life-threatening systemic morbidities. The early diagnosis of infection represents a challenge for clinicians, ophthalmologists, and microbiologists.
Authors
- Pedro J. Nuova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5139-3717)
Institutions
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540471
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54