Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi (Jun 2021)

Bilateral Endogenous Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis in a Young Athlete: A Story of Full Recovery

  • Jamel Corredores,
  • Michael Halpert,
  • Oren Cohen,
  • Radgonde Amer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.83809
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 3
pp. 177 – 180

Abstract

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Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is an ophthalmological emergency. We report the long-term outcome of bilateral methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EE in a 23-year-old healthy immunocompetent athlete who presented with EE secondary to pelvic abscess and remained with excellent vision.

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