[Endogenous postpartum panophthalmitis induced by sphingomonas paucimobili]

Endogenous panophthalmitis is a rare eye disease with purulent necrosis of all the ocular structures. It is a rare but serious condition that occurs when bacteria cross the blood-ocular barrier and multiply within the eye. Although rare, endogenous panophthamitis is a potentially devastating intraocular infection resulting in a poor visual and anatomic prognosis. We present a 39-year-old woman, without any previous history, who developed a endogenous panophthalmitis in the left eye secondary to a puerperal endomyometritis secondary to infection with Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Despite systemic antibiotic therapy and intraocular injections, there was an evolution to purulent corneal melting.