Acute bilateral endophthalmitis following bilateral intravitreal bevacizumab [avastin] injection
MEAJO-Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013; 20 (1): 87-88
em Inglês
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-146700
ABSTRACT
The clinical presentation and management of two patients who presented with acute bilateral endophthalmitis following bilateral intravitreal bevacizumab injection. Both cases were diagnosed clinically and subsequent to a vitreous sample, intravitreal ceftazidime [2.25 mg/0.lml] and vancomycin [l mg/0.lml] were injected. One patient had a significant improvement in signs and symptoms after intravitreal antibiotics. However, there were was no improvement in the other patient and pars plana vitrectomy was performed bilaterally. Vitreous cultures were positive in both cases for Staphylococcus epidermidis
Buscar no Google
Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estafilocócicas
/
Staphylococcus epidermidis
/
Vitrectomia
/
Infecções Oculares Bacterianas
/
Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
/
Quimioterapia Combinada
/
Injeções Intravítreas
/
Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Middle East Afr. J. Ophthalmol.
Ano de publicação:
2013
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS