Abstract

Meningococcal meningitis is still a serious infection with high rates of morbidity and mortality. It is associated with severe complications. In recent years ocular complications have occurred less frequently, and endophthalmitis has been recognized as a rare complication. We present a case of meningococcal meningitis complicated by endophthalmitis.

Keywords: endophthalmitis, Neisseria meningitidis, meningococcic meningitis

How to cite

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Aydın M, Gürses N, Çetinkaya F, Albayrak D. Endophthalmitis in a young child with meningococcal meningitis. Turk J Pediatr 1995; 37: 407-410. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1995.3591