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J AAPOS
June 2023
The Ramoji Foundation Centre for Ocular Infections Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address:
We report an atypical presentation of endophthalmitis in a 2-month-old infant due to a rare infection by Pasteurella canis, small Gram-negative coccobacilli that inhabit the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tracts of animals, including domesticated cats and dogs. Ocular infections are mainly associated with animal bites and scratches.
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April 2022
Ophthalmology, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak, MYS.
is a rare but aggressive causative organism in panophthalmitis. It is commonly transmitted to humans through contact with cats and dogs as a result of bites or scratches. We report a rare case of panophthalmitis due to following an industrial penetrating injury.
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June 2020
Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan.
Purpose: To report the case of a Japanese girl with a perforating ocular injury caused by a cat scratch, resulting in Pasteurella multocida-induced endophthalmitis.
Observations: A 10-year-old girl presented with a red eye, eye pain, and blurred vision in her right eye immediately after receiving a cat scratch. We performed lensectomy and vitrectomy for endophthalmitis 4 hours after her arrival.
Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
August 2012
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan 16150, Malaysia.
A 3-year-old boy presented with history of trauma to the left eye after he accidentally injured his eye with a broom stick made up from coconut skewers. There was history of cats as their pets but not dogs. Ocular examination revealed left superonasal conjunctival laceration and scleral perforation with prolapsed vitreous.
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March 2005
Clinique d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background: Postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis is caused by the patient's endogenous flora in most cases (80 %). Pasteurella multocida (PM) is a Gram-negative coccobacillus found in the upper respiratory tract of dogs and cats and is very rarely implicated in postoperative endophthalmitis.
History And Signs: We describe a case of PM endophthalmitis that developed after cataract surgery.
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