Orbital Cellulitis with Endogenous Panophthalmitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in Pregnancy.
Jpn J Infect Dis
; 70(3): 314-316, 2017 May 24.
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Orbital cellulitis along with panophthalmitis is uncommon. The causes are usually trauma-related or endogenous. The prognosis in terms of globe salvage is very poor, with most cases usually requiring enucleation or evisceration of the affected eye. Immunosuppression in some form is usually present, which accounts for the aggressive course of the infection. In this communication, we report on a case in a 25-year-old female, who in the second trimester of pregnancy had developed orbital cellulitis and panophthalmitis caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), with the primary source of infection being cellulitis on her forearm following intravenous therapy for severe anemia. Despite intensive intravenous and topical antibiotics, she required an evisceration of the eye. However, the pregnancy continued uneventfully with the delivery of a full-term, healthy infant. Bacteremia, although rare in pregnancy, can cause endogenous panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis, especially in a background of immunosuppresssion.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Panoftalmitis
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Celulitis Orbitaria
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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En
Revista:
Jpn J Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Japón