INTRAVITREAL THERAPY OF ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTALMITIS DUE TO UROSEPSIS - A CASE REPORT.

A case report of 58-year-old man with endogenous endophtalmitis due to urosepsis and bronchitis. Patient was hospitalized in Department of Internal Medicine another hospital. He was sent to consiliar examination to our Ophtalmology Department with worsening vision and pain in left eye one day after onset. The diagnose endogenous endophtalmitis was set. Visual aquity was a hand movement on the first visit. Intravitreal therapy was realized promptly that day, a combination of two antibiotic drugs (ceftazidim 2mg/ 0.1 ml a vankomycin 1 mg/ 0.1 ml) and antifungal agent (amfotericin B 10 μg/ 0.1 ml). This therapy was applicated 3x totally, in two weeks. Humour from anterior chamber was taken during first intravitreal application and was negative. Blood culture was positive for staphylococcus aureus. Intravenous treatment with antibiotics (gentamycin 240 mg i.v. a 24hours a amoxicilin with clavulan acid 1.2 g i.v. a 8 hod) was set for two weeks then continued antibiotic (ciprofloxacin 500 mg a 12 hours) and antifungal therapy (itrakonazol 100 mg a 12 hod) per os two months. Visual aquity of the left eye was 20/100 after four weeks and 20/40 after two months. We would like to highlight advantage of multidisciplinary co-operation.