Author(s)

Kazuki Takakura, Mikio Kajihara, Ryoko Fukushima, Seiji Arihiro, Shigeo Koido, Hisao Tajiri

Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Bilateral Endophthalmitis, Spondylodiscitis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae

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.