Klebsiella pneumoniae panophthalmitis: a possible complication of endoscopic variceal injection sclerotherapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Complication of endoscopic variceal injection sclerotherapy for esophageal variceal hemorrhage is not unusual. However, sclerotherapy complicated panophthalmitis was never reported before. We report such an unusual complication and discuss its possible mechanism and treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Endophthalmitis
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
- Hemorrhage
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Sclerotherapy