A case report of fulminant endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae in a patient with traumatic corneal laceration

BACKGROUND: To report a case of enucleation caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae endophthalmitis after traumatic corneal laceration. CASE PRESENTATION: A 69-year-old man with history of retinal detachment treated with vitrectomy and subsequent cataract surgery presented with traumatic corneal lacera...

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Published in:BMC Ophthalmol
Main Authors: Lee, Yong Woo, Koh, Kyung Min, Hwang, Kyu Yeon, Kwon, Young A., Lee, Dong Won, Song, Sang Wroul, Kim, Byoung Yeop, Kim, Kook Young
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7301497/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32552664
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-020-01511-z
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