Panophthalmitis Explained

Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the animal eye including intraocular structures.^[1] It can be caused by infection, particularly from Pseudomonas species, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium species,^[2] Whipple's disease,^[3] and also fungi.^{[4] [5]} It can also be caused by other stress.^[6]

Further reading

• Font. R. L.. Endogenous Mycotic Panophthalmitis Caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. Archives of Ophthalmology. 77. 2. 1967. 217–22. 0003-9950. 10.1001/archopht.1967.00980020219012. 6019015.
• Chawla, Rohan, et al. "Case report of tuberculous panophthalmitis." Medical Science Monitor 10.10 (2004): CS57-CS59.

Notes and References

1. Backman S.. etal. 1990 . Progressive panophthalmitis in chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum): a case report . Journal of Fish Diseases . 13 . 5. 345–353 . 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1990.tb00793.x. 1990JFDis..13..345B .
2. Green. Mary T.. Font. Ramon L.. Campbell. James V.. Marines. Hector M.. Endogenous Clostridium Panophthalmitis. Ophthalmology. 94. 4. 1987. 435–438. 0161-6420. 10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33433-5. 3587922.
3. Drancourt. Michel. Fenollar. Florence. Denis. Danièle. Raoult. Didier. Postoperative Panophthalmitis Caused by Whipple Disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15. 5. 2009. 825–827. 1080-6040. 10.3201/eid1505.081209. 19402983. 2687007.
4. Maccheron. Luke J.. Groeneveld. Erwin R.. Ohlrich. Stephen J.. Hilford. David J.. Beckingsale. Peter S.. Orbital cellulitis, panophthalmitis, and ecthyma gangrenosum in an immunocompromised host with pseudomonas septicemia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 137. 1. 2004. 176–178. 0002-9394. 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00721-9. 14700664.
5. Bodey. G. P.. Bolivar. R.. Fainstein. V.. Jadeja. L.. Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 5. 2. 1983. 279–313. 1058-4838. 10.1093/clinids/5.2.279. 6405475.
6. Fraser. Douglas J.. Ocular Inflammation and Hemorrhage as Initial Manifestations of Uveal Malignant Melanoma. Archives of Ophthalmology. 97. 7. 1979. 1311–4. 0003-9950. 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020053012. 313204.