Anterior segment necrosis associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis

Retina. 1999;19(2):163-4. doi: 10.1097/00006982-199902000-00013.

Authors

B R Garretson¹, J V Aragones

Affiliation

¹ Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, and Department of Ophthalmology, Beaumont Eye Institute, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 10213244
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199902000-00013

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anterior Eye Segment / pathology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia / etiology*
Bacteremia / therapy
Cataract Extraction
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
Endophthalmitis / etiology*
Endophthalmitis / therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology*
Eye Infections, Bacterial / therapy
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / complications*
Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Pneumococcal Infections / complications*
Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Visual Acuity
Vitrectomy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Glucocorticoids