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Panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis
60 year old gentleman, sustained right eye injury while hammering. He presented to us one week later with fever. Severe tenderness of the right eye. No light perception. Proptosis and severe conjunctival chemosis and periorbital cellulitis. Cornea edematous, hyphema and fibrin in the anterior chamber. Complete ophthalmoplegia. An entry wound was found at 9:00 about 5 mm from the limbus (green arrow).
Tan Aik Kah, M.D., Universiti Malaysia Sarawak¦2, Kuching, Malaysia
H44.0
Iris and Ciliary Body -> Endophthalmitis, Panophthalmitis, Bacterial (see also: Anterior Chamber) -> Panophthalmitis
endophthalmitis, perforating injury,
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