ABSTRACT
La endoftalmitis bacteriana endógena es una patología poco frecuente con un pobre pronóstico visual, que requiere un diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz. Presentamos el caso de una paciente diabética que presentó una bacteriemia por Escherichia coli de origen urinario, con endoftalmitis endógena, meningitis y espondilitis secundaria. Fue tratada con antibioterapia intravenosa y tópica, consiguiendo un cese en la progresión y conservando la capacidad para percepción luminosa en el ojo afecto (AU)
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The bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis is a slightly frequent pathology with a poor visual prognosis that needs a precocious diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a diabetic patient who presented a Escherichia colibacteremia of urinary origin, with endogenous endophthalmitis, meningitis and spondylitis. She was treated with intravenous and topic antibiotics, obtaining a cessation in the progression of the disease and preserving the capacity for luminous perception in the eye (AU)
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Humans , Middle Aged , Female , Escherichia coli Infections , EndophthalmitisABSTRACT
We present the case of a patient with an intracerebral hemorrhage as complication of an infectious endocarditis (EI) produced by Neisseria sicca on a prosthetic mitral valve. The patient was anticoagulated previously with Acenocumarol as prophylaxis of thrombosis of the prosthetic valve. He was diagnosed as having IE and later he presented neurological symptoms as consequence of several intracerebral hemorrhagic foci. We decided to continue the anticoagulation with sodium heparin followed of Bemiparina and no new hemorrhagic complications nor thrombosis of the valve were observed after three months of the event. We have not found in the literature any case where low molecular weight heparin has been used as method of anticoagulation in these cases beyond two weeks.
Subject(s)
Cerebral Hemorrhage/drug therapy , Endocarditis, Bacterial/complications , Heart Valve Prosthesis/adverse effects , Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight/therapeutic use , Mitral Valve , Neisseria sicca , Neisseriaceae Infections/complications , Prosthesis-Related Infections/complications , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Presentamos el caso de un paciente con una hemorragia intracerebral como complicación de una endocarditis infecciosa (EI) producida por Neisseria sicca sobre una válvula mitral metálica. El paciente estaba previamente anticoagulado con Acenocumarol como profilaxis de trombosis de la válvula protésica. Fue diagnosticado de EI y posteriormente presentó síntomas neurológicos como consecuencia de varios focos hemorrágicos intracerebrales. Se decidió continuar la anticoagulación con heparina sódica inicialmente y posteriormente con Bemiparina, no observándose nuevas complicaciones hemorrágicas ni trombosis de la válvula a los tres meses del evento. No hemos encontrado en la literatura ningún caso donde la heparina de bajo peso molecular (HBPM) haya sido utilizada como método de anticoagulación en estos casos más allá de dos semanas (AU)
Subject(s)
Middle Aged , Male , Humans , Mitral Valve , Neisseria sicca , Prosthesis-Related Infections , Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight , Heart Valve Prosthesis , Cerebral Hemorrhage , Endocarditis, Bacterial , Neisseriaceae InfectionsABSTRACT
The bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis is a slightly frequent pathology with a poor visual prognosis that needs a precocious diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a diabetic patient who presented a Escherichia coli bacteremia of urinary origin, with endogenous endophthalmitis, meningitis and spondylitis. She was treated with intravenous and topic antibiotics, obtaining a cessation in the progression of the disease and preserving the capacity for luminous perception in the eye.
