Reversible blindness: severe pneumococcal induced uveitis following septicaemia
Reversible blindness: severe pneumococcal induced uveitis following septicaemia
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Reversible blindness: severe pneumococcal induced uveitis following septicaemia
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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BMJ Case Reports, 2011, Vol.2011
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English
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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This study illustrates the case of a middle-aged woman who presented with sepsis and purpura fulminans, found to be due to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. She later developed blindness from a dramatic ocular inflammatory response provoked by pneumococcal antigens.
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Reversible blindness: severe pneumococcal induced uveitis following septicaemia
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TN_cdi_istex_primary_ark_67375_NVC_B677TN5X_P
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_istex_primary_ark_67375_NVC_B677TN5X_P
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1757-790X
DOI
10.1136/bcr.03.2011.3960
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