[Chronic granulomatous endophthalmitis. Clinical-pathological correlation]

The authors present the case of a patient with a painful eye secondary to a non-perforating traumatism sustained in the past which, at the time of the injury, had caused a post-traumatic cataract, corneal lesions and a secondary glaucoma. The structural damage of the ocular content, associated with a well preserved size and external shape, made the diagnosis more difficult, requiring additional diagnostic methods. The pathological findings are also presented.

The authors present the available diagnostic methods for those cases with chronic inflammation in which direct examination of the ocular content is not feasible, and it is mandatory to exclude vital threatening pathologies.