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Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica : A diagnostic dilemma

A 76-year-old male presented with pain, redness, and decreased vision in the left eye for 5 days. The patient had undergone combined cataract extraction and vitrectomy for a macular hole 2 weeks back. The vision had reduced to the perception of light in the left eye. Clinical examination revealed li...

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Published in:Oman journal of ophthalmology 2024-05, Vol.17 (2), p.271-274
Main Authors: Pattnaik, Lolly, Panigrahi, Pradeep Kumar, Sahu, Suneeta, Hanisha, Dega, Sahoo, Disha
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Language:English
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Summary:A 76-year-old male presented with pain, redness, and decreased vision in the left eye for 5 days. The patient had undergone combined cataract extraction and vitrectomy for a macular hole 2 weeks back. The vision had reduced to the perception of light in the left eye. Clinical examination revealed lid edema, conjunctival congestion, hazy cornea, and exudative membrane in the pupillary axis with no view of the fundus. Ultrasound examination of the left eye showed plenty of moderate reflective dot echoes. The patient was diagnosed with postoperative endophthalmitis and underwent vitrectomy with intravitreal injection of antibiotics. Growth of was obtained from the vitreous sample. The organism was sensitive to imipenem. Three weeks following the presentation, visual acuity had improved to counting fingers at one meter in the left eye. This is the first report of endophthalmitis due to . Ophthalmologists should be aware of such ocular infections due to a rare microorganism.
ISSN:0974-620X
0974-7842
DOI:10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23