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Published on: September 22, 2019
Bilateral amaurosis caused by Salmonella enteritidis infection
Branimir Cerovski1, Nina Barisić, Tomislav Vidović
1Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb University Hospital "Center", Zagreb, Croatia. branimir.cerovski@zg.htnet.hr
Abstract:
The aim of this paper was to show the potential of Salmonella enteritidis infection to eventually result in visual impairment. A case of salmonellosis in a 6-year-old boy, caused by intake of a cake made from eggs infected with Salmonella enteritidis, is presented. Prolonged duration of the disease was followed by complete remission of neurologic complications and persistent amaurosis with bilateral optic nerve atrophy. A severe form of Salmonella enterocolitis with neurologic involvement can lead to optic nerve lesion with consequential loss of vision.
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