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Query: UMLS:C0017160 (
gastroenteritis
)
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Listeria monocytogenes
is a known cause of
gastroenteritis
. Invasive disease can follow bacteremia causing meningoencephalitis, endocarditis and spontaneous miscarriages in immunocompromised patients and pregnant women respectively. We present the first case in England of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by
L. monocytogenes
following acute
gastroenteritis
in an immunocompetent host. A 50-year-old South Asian female presented with acute painful unilateral visual loss occurring shortly after an episode of self-limiting
gastroenteritis
. On examination, the eye was very inflamed with a
hypopyon
uveitis. A vitreous biopsy confirmed growth of
L.monocytogenes
serotype 1/2a. Diagnostic delay commonly occurs in endogenous endophthalmitis and exacerbates an already poor visual prognosis. Listeria spp. must be considered in ocular inflammation following
gastroenteritis
. The intraocular inflammation subsided but surgical intervention was required to remove vitreous debris and improve visual acuity.
...
PMID:
Listeria Monocytogenes
: a rare cause of endophthalmitis, a case report. 2836 7
