Taubenslag Kenneth J, Gangaputra Sapna, Kim Stephen J
Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2021 Mar 6;22:101067. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101067. eCollection 2021 Jun.
To report a case of chronic endophthalmitis caused by following phacoemulsification surgery.
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 She was managed successfully with intravitreal antibiotic pharmacotherapy and intraocular lens explantation.
This is the first reported case of causing endophthalmitis, or disease in a human, in the literature.
报告一例白内障超声乳化吸除术后发生慢性眼内炎的病例。
一名71岁女性因白内障手术后出现慢性眼部炎症前来就诊。常见感染病因的血清学检测结果为阴性。她在接受免疫调节治疗后病情恶化,于是进行了玻璃体活检,结果证实感染了[具体病原体未给出]。通过玻璃体内抗生素药物治疗和人工晶状体摘除术,她的病情得到了成功控制。
这是文献中首次报道的由[具体病原体未给出]引起人类眼内炎或疾病的病例。