Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report
Introduction: The diagnosis of ocular pathology by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been well established for entities such as retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, posterior vitreous detachment, and lens dislocation.1 However, the use of ultrasound to detect other conditions such as orbital...
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| description | Introduction: The diagnosis of ocular pathology by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been well established for entities such as retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, posterior vitreous detachment, and lens dislocation.1 However, the use of ultrasound to detect other conditions such as orbital abscess and endophthalmitis in the emergency setting is rarely reported. Case Report: We present a case in which POCUS was used to confirm the suspected diagnosis of endophthalmitis and orbital abscess. This case report will review the ultrasonographic findings of orbital abscess and endophthalmitis, as well as briefly discuss the literature for the use of ultrasound for these applications. Conclusion: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used to rapidly diagnose infectious pathology of the eye and orbit, which could potentially decrease time to diagnosis and time to consultation of these vision-threatening pathologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16db56cbbaf24142971633882e17f5af2024-02-15T11:39:21ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2023-11-017426226510.5811/cpcem.14271427Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case ReportStephen Haight0Srikar Adhikari1University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fresno, CaliforniaUniversity of Arizona, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tucson, ArizonaIntroduction: The diagnosis of ocular pathology by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been well established for entities such as retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, posterior vitreous detachment, and lens dislocation.1 However, the use of ultrasound to detect other conditions such as orbital abscess and endophthalmitis in the emergency setting is rarely reported. Case Report: We present a case in which POCUS was used to confirm the suspected diagnosis of endophthalmitis and orbital abscess. This case report will review the ultrasonographic findings of orbital abscess and endophthalmitis, as well as briefly discuss the literature for the use of ultrasound for these applications. Conclusion: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used to rapidly diagnose infectious pathology of the eye and orbit, which could potentially decrease time to diagnosis and time to consultation of these vision-threatening pathologies.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6zt300vf |
| spellingShingle | Stephen Haight Srikar Adhikari Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report |
| title_full | Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report |
| title_short | Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis and Orbital Abscess by Ultrasound: A Case Report |
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