A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis metastasized from prostatitis

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1994 Jul;40(7):625-7.

Abstract

A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis metastasized from prostatitis is reported. A 58-year-old alcoholismic man with diabetic diathesis suffered from endophthalmitis which required enucleation of his left eye, when he interrupted the treatment of prostatitis. Metastatic bacterial endophthalmitis from urinary tract infection is rare.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endophthalmitis / etiology
  • Endophthalmitis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatitis / complications
  • Prostatitis / microbiology*