Infect Chemother.
2005 Oct;37(5):298-302.
Group G Streptococcal Endocarditis Associated with Bilateral Endogenous Endophthalmitis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Donga University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. hlee@damc.or.kr
- 2Division of Infectious Disease, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The group G streptococcal endocarditis is a rare form of infective endocarditis when present, and it is associated with serious neurological complications. Also, endogenous endophthalmitis due to group G streptococcal endocarditis has rarely been reported, and usually leads to total loss of vision. We report a case of group G streptococcal endocarditis which presented clinically as endophthalmitis unrelated to trauma or surgery in a 85-year-old diabetic man.
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