An unfamiliar course of a familiar illness: A rare ophthalmic complication of urinary sepsis

Abstract

Uncommon complications may occur in the context of illnesses encountered frequently in later life. They may be difficult to both identify and manage in a drowsy, confused patient, particularly in the absence of collateral information. We present an unusual ocular complication in a patient with systemic sepsis from a urinary tract infection, an unquestionably common diagnosis in older patients admitted to hospital. © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.