Bilateral endophthalmitis and symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis
Joint Authors
Uthman, Aishah Muhammad
Nath, Jishu Deb
Kashem, Abul
Das, Tapas
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 30, Issue 3 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.715-718, 4 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Dialysis patients have greater number of complications due to multiple comorbidity and access-related infections as well as nosocomial infections due to reduced immunity and more frequent hospitalizations.
Endogenous endophthalmitis is a potentially blinding ocular infection occurring in chronically debilitated patients and the use of invasive procedures.
Symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) is defined as symmetrical distal ischemic damage in two or more sites in the absence of a major vascular occlusive disease.
It carries a high mortality rate with a very high frequency of multiple limb amputations in the survivors.
However, only a few case reports have described endogenous endophthalmitis in dialysis patients.
Concomitant endophthalmitis and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), presenting as SPG, is extremely rare and no such case was found in the literature survey.
Herein, we report a very rare association of bilateral endophthalmitis with DIC and SPG in a patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nath, Jishu Deb& Kashem, Abul& Uthman, Aishah Muhammad& Das, Tapas. 2019. Bilateral endophthalmitis and symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 30, no. 3, pp.715-718.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nath, Jishu Deb…[et al.]. Bilateral endophthalmitis and symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 30, no. 3 (May. / Jun. 2019), pp.715-718.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nath, Jishu Deb& Kashem, Abul& Uthman, Aishah Muhammad& Das, Tapas. Bilateral endophthalmitis and symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2019. Vol. 30, no. 3, pp.715-718.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-894168
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 718
Record ID
BIM-894168