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A Case Report of Endogenous Endophthalmitis Associated With a Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
Chang-Jiang Liu
Jian-Ting Song
Jiayuan Zhao
Bo-Ying Wei
Peng Wang
Chang Liu
Hua-Tian Su
Xin Tong
Di Wu
Medicine
Abstract
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) may be complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) and pneumonia. We herein report a case of a Chinese male patient with PLA and bilateral EE caused by hvKp to highlight the severe clinical outcomes of this condition.