Gas gangrene panophthalmitis

Abstract. A case of clostridium perfringens gas gangrene panophthalmitis developed after a penetrating eye injury. The affected eye became amaurotic, but the panophthalmitis was controlled by minimal surgical debridement and systemic antibiotic therapy with penicillin, fucidic acid and metronidazole...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Ophthalmologica
Main Authors: La Cour, Morten, Nørgaard, Annette, Prause, Jan Ulrik, Scherfig, Erik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
Subjects:
Ophthalmology
General Medicine
Greenland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02808.x
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1755-3768.1994.tb02808.x
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02808.x
Description
Summary:Abstract. A case of clostridium perfringens gas gangrene panophthalmitis developed after a penetrating eye injury. The affected eye became amaurotic, but the panophthalmitis was controlled by minimal surgical debridement and systemic antibiotic therapy with penicillin, fucidic acid and metronidazole. Elective enucleation was performed 15 days after the trauma for cosmetic reasons. The enucleated eye was examined histopathologically and showed massive retinal necrosis but no signs of bacteriae.

Similar Items