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Posttraumatic Sphingomonas paucimobilis Endophthalmitis
A rare case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis endophthalmitis secondary to a penetrating globe injury with a retained intraocular foreign body is presented. A 30-year-old man presented with severe pain following a penetrating left eye injury. Visual acuity (VA) was 6/120. Slit-lamp examination revealed perforation of the temporal cornea and iris, hypopyon, and a fibrinous membrane covering the pupil...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2518-3362,2518-3370
DOI: 10.36348/sjpm.2020.v05i11.001