RT Journal Article
T1 Listeria monocytogenes-induced endogenous endophthalmitis: Bioultrasonic findings
A1 Méndez Hernández, Carmen Dora
A1 García Feijoo, Julián
A1 García Sánchez, Julián
AB PurposeTo report bioultrasonic findings in Listeria monocytogenes–induced endophthalmitis (LMIE) that have not been described previously.DesignInterventional case report.MethodsTo rule out intraocular tumor, ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed in a patient referred for a 2-day history of uveitis with elevated intraocular pressure, dark hypopyon, and pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber.ResultsUltrasound biomicroscopy examination showed increased iris thickness with rarefaction of tissue and irregular echogenicity as well as iris pigment epithelial detachment. A small choroidal detachment was also detected. The anterior chamber and vitreous sample confirmed the LMIE diagnosis.ConclusionsThe detection of both pigment epithelial detachment and changes in the iris tissue could explain why black hypopyon frequently develops in LMIE with significant pigment dispersion in some cases.
PB Elsevier
SN 0002-9394
YR 2004
FD 2004
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107352
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107352
LA eng
NO Mendez-Hernandez C, Garcia-Feijoo J, Garcia-Sanchez J. Listeria monocytogenes-induced endogenous endophthalmitis: bioultrasonic findings. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Mar;137(3):579-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.049. PMID: 15013893.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 may 2025