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Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis
A 65-year-old male presented with decreased vision in the left eye of 15-day duration after having undergone an uneventful cataract surgery 10 months back. He had been previously treated with systemic steroids for recurrent uveitis postoperatively on three occasions in the same eye. B-scan ultrasono...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803484 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.114122 |
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author | Nagaraj, Kalpana Badami Jayadev, Chaitra |
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description | A 65-year-old male presented with decreased vision in the left eye of 15-day duration after having undergone an uneventful cataract surgery 10 months back. He had been previously treated with systemic steroids for recurrent uveitis postoperatively on three occasions in the same eye. B-scan ultrasonography showed multiple clumplike echoes suggestive of vitreous inflammation. Aqueous tap revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa sensitive to ciprofloxacin. The patient was treated with intravitreal ciprofloxacin and vancomycin along with systemic ciprofloxacin with good clinical response. Even a virulent organism such as P.aeruginosa can present as a chronic uveitis, which, if missed, can lead to a delay in accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. |
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spelling | pubmed-37447902013-08-19 Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis Nagaraj, Kalpana Badami Jayadev, Chaitra Indian J Ophthalmol Brief Communication A 65-year-old male presented with decreased vision in the left eye of 15-day duration after having undergone an uneventful cataract surgery 10 months back. He had been previously treated with systemic steroids for recurrent uveitis postoperatively on three occasions in the same eye. B-scan ultrasonography showed multiple clumplike echoes suggestive of vitreous inflammation. Aqueous tap revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa sensitive to ciprofloxacin. The patient was treated with intravitreal ciprofloxacin and vancomycin along with systemic ciprofloxacin with good clinical response. Even a virulent organism such as P.aeruginosa can present as a chronic uveitis, which, if missed, can lead to a delay in accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3744790/ /pubmed/23803484 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.114122 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Nagaraj, Kalpana Badami Jayadev, Chaitra Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title | Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title_full | Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title_fullStr | Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title_short | Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
title_sort | pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803484 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.114122 |
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