[Endogenous klebsiella endophthalmitis associated with liver abscess]

ABSTRACT

To report a case of endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis associated with liver abscess in Iran. A 79 year old man was referred with chief complaint of left eye pain and visual loss. The patient had conjunctival hyperemia, corneal edema, hypopyon and severe vitreous cellular reaction in the left eye and yellowish conjunctival discoloration which was apparent in the right eye. Abdominal CT scan revealed a right liver lobe abscess that underwent percutaneous liver biopsy under sonography guide. Blood, vitreous and liver mass cultures revealed Klebsiella Pneumonia growth. The patient was diagnosed as a case of endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis secondary to bacteremia associated with liver abscess. This report suggests that rather than being confined to Far East, endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumonia may be a global problem: