Abstract |
We report an infant with meningococcal septicaemia and meningitis who had panophthalmitis at presentation that was unresponsive to standard systemic antibiotic treatment but which responded to topical steroid and mydriatic treatment. The pathogenesis may have been immune mediated.
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Authors | G Mahdi, M Tutton, G Evans-Jones |
Journal | Archives of disease in childhood
(Arch Dis Child)
Vol. 63
Issue 5
Pg. 550-1
(May 1988)
ISSN: 1468-2044 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 3260471
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Prednisolone
- Cyclopentolate
- Penicillin G
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Cyclopentolate
(therapeutic use)
- Endophthalmitis
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Meningitis, Meningococcal
(complications, drug therapy)
- Penicillin G
(therapeutic use)
- Prednisolone
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