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iris abscess
Etiology:
- bacteremia, sepsis
Pathology:
- with bacteremia, pathogens can spread to vascularized tissues, including the uvea & retina
Special laboratory:
- ophthalmoscopy (image [1])
Radiology:
- optical coherence tomography (image [1])
Management:
- intravenous & intraocular antibiotics
- prednisolone acetate ophthalmic & cyclopentolate ophthalmic
General
abscess
eye infection (ocular infection)
References
- Chen X, Baumal CR
Iris Abscess.
N Engl J Med 2018; 378:e3. January 11, 2018
PMID: 29320659 Free full text
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1705033?query=TOC