An unfamiliar course of a familiar illness: a rare ophthalmic complication of urinary sepsis

Authors: Wilkinson, Charlie; Richfield, Ed; Rosenberg, Kate

Source: Age and Ageing, Volume 35, Number 1, January 2006 , pp. 89-91(3)

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Abstract:

Uncommon complications may occur in the context of illnesses encountered frequently in later life. They may be difficult to both identify and manage in a drowsy, confused patient, particularly in the absence of collateral information. We present an unusual ocular complication in a patient with systemic sepsis from a urinary tract infection, an unquestionably common diagnosis in older patients admitted to hospital.

Keywords: older people; endogenous endophthalmitis; urinary tract infection; elderly

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afj006

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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Age and Ageing is an international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on ageing and clinical, epidemiological and psychological aspects of later life.