Metastatic panophthalmitis / by Charles J. Kipp.

  • Charles J. Kipp
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[1906]
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    same condition as the right. On the follow- ing day she was totally blind. She did not complain of much pain in the eyes. Warm water compresses were applied and a solu- tion of sulphate of atropine i per cent, was instilled every three hours. The treatment had, however, no effect whatever on the eyes which continued in about the same condition up to the time of her death— eleven days after the beginning of the oph- thalmia. No perforation of sclerotic or cornea occurred. From i8th to 29th March she continued in this condition: Bowels loose, sometimes moved involuntarily; ab- domen at times markedly distended; occa- sional nausea and vomiting. Urine—spec, gr. 1020-1015, trace of albumen and a few hyaline casts. Mind clear at times, alter- nating with mild delirium. No autopsy could be obtained. Case ii. Septico-Pyaemia following lac- erated wound of foot and leg; acute ulcerative endocarditis; metastatic panophthalmitis of both eyes. Death 45 days after injury. M. D., an Italian 15 years of age, was ad- mitted to the City Hospital February 25, 1906. Family history negative. Five days before admission his left foot was caught between elevator and platform; foot was badly crushed and bled profusely. The physician who first saw him sutured wound with catgut. On admission his general con- dition was fair, the heartbeat rapid and strong. No dullness of lungs, but large and