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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024 | Pages: 846 - 849 | Argentina
Panophthalmitis Secondary to Septic Arthritis of the Knee - Case Report
Abstract: Septic arthritis is a rare disease but with a very poor prognosis due to the functional sequelae it entails and possible associated complications, including patient death. Unusually, it may be associated with ocular septic emboli. A 55 - year - old male patient with septic arthritis of the right knee is presented, who, in the context of comorbidities such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension, developed left panophthalmitis. The knee was drained three times and, as a consequence of a septic focus in the eye, evisceration of the left eye was performed. After 8 weeks of hospitalization, he evolved favorably and was discharged.
Keywords: Panophthalmitis, orbital evisceration, arthritis, knee joint (C01.150.252.289.900.675) (E04.540.760) (C05.550.114) (A02.835.583.475)
How to Cite?: D'Addino Jose, Paredes Julieta, Grosso Cristina, "Panophthalmitis Secondary to Septic Arthritis of the Knee - Case Report", Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 846-849, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24408024718, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24408024718