Pediatric endogenous endophthalmitis.

Abstract

Pediatric endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare disease that can cause serious ophthalmic damage. We describe two cases of pediatric endogenous endophthalmitis. The first occurred in an 8-month-old boy and the second in a 7-day-old girl. These two patients had developed pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection prior to the onset of ocular symptoms. The interval between the onset of pneumonia and ocular symptoms was 1 week, but endophthalmitis was diagnosed 9 days after the onset of ocular symptoms in the first case and 3 days after the onset of ocular symptoms in the second case. The ocular manifestations included eyelid swelling, purulent discharge, redness, corneal edema, hypopyon, and poor red reflex. Despite treatment with aggressive antimicrobial therapy, both patients became totally blind with eyeball atrophy.