Serratia marcescens Infection-Associated Loss of Vision: A Case Report in a Patient with a History of Intravenous Drug Use

02 March 2021 : Case report USA

Rare disease

Shirisha Pasula^1ABCDEFG*, Vichar Trivedi^2BEF, Elvisa Loshe^3BD, Pranatharthi Chandrasekar^2DEG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929116

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929116

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Table 1. Ophthalmological examination on the day of admission.

	Right	Left
Visual acuity	20/50	No light perception
Intraocular pressure	14	17
Pupil response	Reactive	Nonreactive
Extraocular movements	Normal	Limited


Lids/lashes/adnexa	Normal Mild edema, keeps lids closed, mucoid discharge
Conjunctiva/sclera	Clear and white	Injection, 1+ inferior chemosis
Cornea	Clear	Edema
Anterior chamber	Formed	Formed, deep, no hypopyon
Iris	Round and reactive	Nonreactive
Lens	Clear	Clear

Vitreous	Clear	No view secondary to vitreous haze
Cup	Disc ratio 0.4	No view
Macula	Flat	No view
Vessels	Normal	No view
Peripheral retina	Dot blot hemorrhage with central clearing inferiorly	No view

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