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We report a case of focal subretinal abscess in a 27-year-old diabetic man presenting with Staphylococcus sepsis. The follow-up study was based on visual acuity (VA), fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, ultrasound and optical coherence tomography, and an intravenous specific antibiotic was administered with an unusual good outcome.
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Trigui, A., Laabidi, H., Khairallah, M. et al. Retinal abscess: case report of an uncommon evolution. Int Ophthalmol 31, 327–331 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-011-9454-8
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