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Rare manifestations of Streptococcus pneumonia infection; the first case report in Thailand and literature review of pneumococcal endophthalmitis and endocarditis

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2014-01-01

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01252208
01252208

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2-s2.0-84924333023

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Mahidol University

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.97, No.12 (2014), 1364-1369

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Peerapat Thaisiam, Pinyo Rattanaumpawan Rare manifestations of Streptococcus pneumonia infection; the first case report in Thailand and literature review of pneumococcal endophthalmitis and endocarditis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.97, No.12 (2014), 1364-1369. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/34406

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Rare manifestations of Streptococcus pneumonia infection; the first case report in Thailand and literature review of pneumococcal endophthalmitis and endocarditis

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Peerapat Thaisiam
 Pinyo Rattanaumpawan

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Mahidol University

Abstract

© 2014, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. We report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis and endocarditis caused by a rare causative organism: Streptococcus pneumoniae. A 69-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and pre-existing mitral regurgitation presented with acute fever and severe left eye pain. Ophthalmologic examination revealed bilateral endophthalmitis. Blood and vitreous fluid culture grew penicillin-susceptible S. pneumoniae. Transesophageal echocardiogram documented a 5-mm oscillating mass at right coronary cusp of aortic valve. After 4 weeks of combined ceftriaxone and levofloxacin therapy, the patient improved and was later discharged with blindness in her left eye.

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