Mesh term Uveitis, Suppurative
Browse to parent terms:Endophthalmitis
Eye Infections, Bacterial
Eye Infections, Fungal
Suppuration
Uveitis
Description
Intraocular infection caused mainly by pus-producing bacteria and rarely by fungi. The infection may be caused by an injury or surgical wound (exogenous) or by endogenous septic emboli in such diseases as bacterial endocarditis or meningococcemia.Browse to child terms:
Panophthalmitis
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