Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense

PURPOSE: To report a case of chronic endophthalmitis caused by Aquamicrobium lusatiense following phacoemulsification surgery. OBSERVATIONS: A 71 year-old woman was referred for chronic ocular inflammation after cataract surgery. Serologic testing was negative for common infectious etiologies. Her c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Taubenslag, Kenneth J., Gangaputra, Sapna, Kim, Stephen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7944030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33732953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101067
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a case of chronic endophthalmitis caused by Aquamicrobium lusatiense following phacoemulsification surgery. OBSERVATIONS: A 71 year-old woman was referred for chronic ocular inflammation after cataract surgery. Serologic testing was negative for common infectious etiologies. Her condition deteriorated on immune-modulating therapy prompting vitreous biopsy, which confirmed infection with A. lusatiense. She was managed successfully with intravitreal antibiotic pharmacotherapy and intraocular lens explantation. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: This is the first reported case of A. lusatiense causing endophthalmitis, or disease in a human, in the literature.

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