ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS CAUSED BY GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS IN A HEALTHY, TERM NEONATE.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
; 17(2): 191-194, 2023 Mar 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to describe an unusual case of unilateral, endogenous endophthalmitis in an otherwise healthy, term neonate.METHODS:
A 3-week-old otherwise healthy, term male infant was referred to St. Louis Children's Hospital for a second opinion of presumed panuveitis of the right eye.RESULTS:
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating purulent intraocular contents facilitated the diagnosis of endophthalmitis. Examination of surgical vitreous samples by staining and cytology demonstrated gram-positive bacterial cocci in short chains, thereby confirming endophthalmitis. Polymerase chain reaction testing of vitreous fluid identified Streptococcus agalactiae , despite an unremarkable systemic workup and a negative prepartum maternal Group B streptococcal screen.CONCLUSION:
Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating cause of vision loss in otherwise healthy, term neonates. Prompt diagnosis may be facilitated by magnetic resonance imaging and diagnostic vitreous biopsy.
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MEDLINE
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article