Metastatic endophthalmitis due to Salmonella typhimurium
J. M. Weinstein, J. Elliott and R. H. Tilford
A 48-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia had endophthalmitis as
the first sign of generalized sepsis due to Salmonella typhimurium. The
organism grew from the anterior chamber aspirate as well as from the blood
cultures. The eye required enucleation, and pathologically identifiable
organisms were present in the vitreous cavity. To our knowledge, a case of
metastatic endophthalmitis due to S typhimurium has not been previously
reported. Salmonella is an opportunistic organism and should be considered
in cases of endophthalmitis occurring in an immunocompromised host.
