Open AccessClostridium septicum endophalmitis associated with colon adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Jacob L. Eisenrich,
Angela Herro,
Mason Schmutz,
Kundandeep S. Nagi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
digital journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.223
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 1542-8958
DOI - 10.5693/djo.02.2014.01.001
Subject(s) - clostridium septicum , adenocarcinoma , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium , medicine , biology , bacteria , cancer , genetics
Endogenous Clostridium septicum endophthalmitis is a rare, devastating infection that has been shown to be associated with colonic and hematologic malignancies. We present a case of clostridial endophthalmitis that resulted in expedient identification of colon adenocarcinoma.
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