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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| author | Kenneth J. Taubenslag Sapna Gangaputra Stephen J. Kim |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-5187f19e74de4c03aeb7c35ddf0c55722022-12-21T18:51:50ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362021-06-0122101067Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatienseKenneth J. Taubenslag0Sapna Gangaputra1Stephen J. Kim2Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USAVanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USACorresponding author. Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 2311 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.; Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USAPurpose: 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245199362100058XEndophthalmitisChronic endophthalmitisAquamicrobium lusatienseExogenous endophthalmitisUveitisCataract |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth J. Taubenslag Sapna Gangaputra Stephen J. Kim Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports Endophthalmitis Chronic endophthalmitis Aquamicrobium lusatiense Exogenous endophthalmitis Uveitis Cataract |
| title | Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| title_full | Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| title_fullStr | Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| title_short | Chronic endophthalmitis from Aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| title_sort | chronic endophthalmitis from aquamicrobium lusatiense |
| topic | Endophthalmitis Chronic endophthalmitis Aquamicrobium lusatiense Exogenous endophthalmitis Uveitis Cataract |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245199362100058X |
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