Renal abscesses and endogenous endophthalmitis due to hypermucoviscous hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HVKP)

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Sahar Elkhamary¹  Dareen Khawjah²  Hailah Al Hussain³  Fadi Hassanin⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author at: King Khaled Eye Specialty Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.;Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Jeddah University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;King Khaled Eye Specialty Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: Endogenous endophthalmitis;    Panophthalmitis;    Hypervirulent;    Klebsiella pneumoniae;    ESBL;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We describe a diabetic patient with left eye endogenous endophthalmitis due to hypervirulent hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HKVP) originating from right renal abscesses. A rare source of HVKP causing endogenous endophthalmitis. Despite treatment with intravenous ceftazidime and pars plana vitrectomy, the patient required evisceration of the left eye. A high index of suspicion for endogenous endophthalmitis and awareness of the virulence and potential antibiotic resistance of HVKP strains in the community is needed to avoid vision and life-threatening consequences.

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