Abstract
A 39-year-old woman visited the emergency room complaining of right eye pain and swelling over the preceding three days. The ophthalmologist's examination revealed orbital cellulitis and diabetic retinopathy in the right eye, although the patient had no prior diagnosis of diabetes. It was therefore suspected that she had diabetes and orbital cellulitis, and she was started on multiple antibiotic therapies initially. She then underwent computed tomography scans of the orbit and neck and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. These studies showed an aggravated orbital cellulitis with abscess formation, associated with venous thrombophlebitis, thrombosis of the internal carotid artery, and mucosal thickening of maxillary sinus with multiple paranasal abscesses. Three days later, initial blood culture grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. She recovered after incision and drainage and antibiotic therapy for 37 days.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 114-117 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 Mar 1 |
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Keywords
- Eye infections, bacterial
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Orbital cellulitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
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Klebsiella pneumoniae orbital cellulitis with extensive vascular occlusions in a patient with type 2 diabetes. / Yang, Sae Jeong; Park, Soo Yeon; Lee, Yun Jeong; Kim, Hee Young; Seo, Ji A; Kim, Sin Gon; Choi, Dong Seop.
In: Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 1, 01.03.2010, p. 114-117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Yang, Sae Jeong
AU - Park, Soo Yeon
AU - Lee, Yun Jeong
AU - Kim, Hee Young
AU - Seo, Ji A
AU - Kim, Sin Gon
AU - Choi, Dong Seop
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - A 39-year-old woman visited the emergency room complaining of right eye pain and swelling over the preceding three days. The ophthalmologist's examination revealed orbital cellulitis and diabetic retinopathy in the right eye, although the patient had no prior diagnosis of diabetes. It was therefore suspected that she had diabetes and orbital cellulitis, and she was started on multiple antibiotic therapies initially. She then underwent computed tomography scans of the orbit and neck and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. These studies showed an aggravated orbital cellulitis with abscess formation, associated with venous thrombophlebitis, thrombosis of the internal carotid artery, and mucosal thickening of maxillary sinus with multiple paranasal abscesses. Three days later, initial blood culture grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. She recovered after incision and drainage and antibiotic therapy for 37 days.
AB - A 39-year-old woman visited the emergency room complaining of right eye pain and swelling over the preceding three days. The ophthalmologist's examination revealed orbital cellulitis and diabetic retinopathy in the right eye, although the patient had no prior diagnosis of diabetes. It was therefore suspected that she had diabetes and orbital cellulitis, and she was started on multiple antibiotic therapies initially. She then underwent computed tomography scans of the orbit and neck and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. These studies showed an aggravated orbital cellulitis with abscess formation, associated with venous thrombophlebitis, thrombosis of the internal carotid artery, and mucosal thickening of maxillary sinus with multiple paranasal abscesses. Three days later, initial blood culture grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. She recovered after incision and drainage and antibiotic therapy for 37 days.
KW - Eye infections, bacterial
KW - Klebsiella pneumoniae
KW - Orbital cellulitis
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