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Endophthalmitis in a young child with meningococcal meningitis
M Aydin1, N Gürses, F Cetinkaya
1Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Meningococcic meningitis is still a serious infection with high rates of morbidity and mortality. It is associated with severe complications. In recent years ocular complications have occurred less frequently, and endophthalmitis has been recognized as a rare complication. We present a case of meningococcic meningitis complicated by endophthalmitis.
Insights
Meningococcic meningitis, a severe infection, can lead to serious complications. This case highlights endophthalmitis as a rare but significant ocular complication of this disease.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
Background:
- Meningococcic meningitis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.
- Ocular complications, though less frequent, are associated with severe outcomes.
- Endophthalmitis is increasingly recognized as a rare but serious complication.