1.
ABC., imagem cardiovasc
; 27(3): 219-222, jul.-set. 2014. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês, Espanhol, Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-719634
2.
J Echocardiogr
; 10(2): 67-8, 2012 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27278047
RESUMO
Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare complication of endocarditis, rendering poor visual prognosis. We report a case of a 66-year-old female with renal failure who presented with fever, ocular pain, and purulent eye discharge. After a diagnosis of endogenous endophthalmitis, she was treated with antibiotics and enucleation of the eye. Due to persistent fever and positive blood cultures, a transesophageal echocardiography was undertaken, disclosing a large mural vegetation in the right atrium, catheter-associated vegetations, and a patent foramen ovale. Endocarditis is an uncommon source of endogenous endophthalmitis, and has rarely been associated to right-sided endocarditis and paradoxical septic embolization.