Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the animal eye including
intraocular structures. It can be caused by infection, particularly from ''
Pseudomonas'' species, such as ''
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' is a common encapsulated, gram-negative, aerobic–facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that can cause disease in plants and animals, including humans. A species of considerable medical importance, ''P. aerugi ...
'', ''
Clostridium
''Clostridium'' is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria. Species of ''Clostridium'' inhabit soils and the intestinal tract of animals, including humans. This genus includes several significant human pathogens, including the causative ag ...
'' species,
,
and also fungi.
It can also be cause by other stress.
References
Further reading
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*Chawla, Rohan, et al. "Case report of tuberculous panophthalmitis."
Medical Science Monitor
The ''Medical Science Monitor'' is a peer-reviewed general medical journal. It was established in 1995 in Poland and has been published by International Scientific Information based in Melville, New York, U.S.A. since 2002. It was published in bot ...
10.10 (2004): CS57-CS59.
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Eye diseases
Inflammations
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