Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis with associated hepatic abscess

✍ Scribed by Nathan T. Connell; Ian A. Thomas; Aman D. Sabharwal; Mark A. Gelbard

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 75 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1553-5592
• DOI: 10.1002/jhm.259

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess is known to be associated with metastatic endophthalmitis, with most cases clustered in Taiwan. We report a case of Klebsiella liver abscess with metastatic endophthalmitis in a nondiabetic Haitian man without underlying medical problems. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2007;2:442–444. © 2007 Society of Hospital Medicine.