Gas gangrene panophthalmitis
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 72 (4) , 524-528
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02808.x
Abstract
A case of clostridium perfringens gas gangrene panophthalmitis developed after a penetrating eye injury. The affected eye became amaurotic, but the panophthalmitis was controlled by minimal surgical debridement and systemic antibiotic therapy with penicillin, fucidic acid and metronidazole. Elective enucleation was performed 15 days after the trauma for cosmetic reasons. The enucleated eye was examined histopathologically and showed massive retinal necrosis but no signs of bacteriae.Keywords
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