Loading…
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...
Saved in:
Published in: | Oman journal of ophthalmology 2024-05, Vol.17 (2), p.271-274 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Citations: | Items that this one cites |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
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 |