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R. Christopher Walton, MD; Jon Wilson, MD; Chi-Chao Chan, MD
Bethesda, Md

Arch Ophthalmol. 1996;114(7):880-881.

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Metastatic bacterial endophthalmitis is an uncommon disorder. Most reported cases occurred prior to the advent of antibiotics, although isolated cases are still seen in susceptible patients. Risk factors for metastatic bacterial endophthalmitis include intravenous drug abuse, diabetes mellitus, recent trauma or surgery, malignancy, cardiac abnormalities, and corticosteroid treatment.¹ We describe a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in whom metastatic choroidal abscess associ . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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