Combined Onset of Bilateral Endophthalmitis and Spondylodiscitis as Manifestations of Streptococcus dysgalactiae Infection in an Elderly Woman ()
Kazuki Takakura,
Mikio Kajihara,
Ryoko Fukushima,
Seiji Arihiro,
Shigeo Koido,
Hisao Tajiri
Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.34050
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Abstract
A case of a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis and vertebral
infection is presented here. The case presented with fever, general malaise,
reduced vision and back pain for at least two weeks. Diagnosis was established
by positive blood cultures together with ophthalmology review and radiological
findings. Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis was isolated from blood cultures.
This case demonstrates the risks for older patients of developing invasive
disease upon exposure to Streptococcus dysgalactiae, even if underlying
diseases are absent.
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Takakura, K. , Kajihara, M. , Fukushima, R. , Arihiro, S. , Koido, S. and Tajiri, H. (2014) Combined Onset of Bilateral Endophthalmitis and Spondylodiscitis as Manifestations of
Streptococcus dysgalactiae Infection in an Elderly Woman.
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
3, 216-219. doi:
10.4236/crcm.2014.34050.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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