Cornea Service, The Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Jhaveri Microbiology Center, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Sep;32(7):1279-1283. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2023.2232037. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
We report a case of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) (PA) scleritis after pterygium surgery.
Case report.
A 58-year-old farmer presented with a 40-day history of severe pain, swelling, and blurred vision after a pterygium excision was performed at another institute. The patient was on multiple medications with no relief. The examination showed a nasally located scleral thinning in his right eye, with ulceration and infiltrates. Microbiology revealed , which showed intermediate sensitivity to colistin only. The patient was administered topical (0.19%) and intravenous colistin and dexamethasone. There was a rapid reduction in symptoms, and the lesions healed over the next 2 months.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of XDR-PA scleritis. We suggest the possibility of evolving drug resistance caused by the iatrogenic use of antibiotics during the early stages of the disease course.
我们报告了一例翼状胬肉手术后广泛耐药(XDR)(PA)巩膜炎。
病例报告。
一位 58 岁的农民在另一家医院行翼状胬肉切除术 40 天后,出现严重疼痛、肿胀和视力模糊。患者正在服用多种药物,但没有缓解。检查显示右眼鼻侧巩膜变薄,伴有溃疡和浸润。微生物学显示 ,仅对黏菌素显示中度敏感。患者给予局部(0.19%)和静脉注射黏菌素和地塞米松。症状迅速缓解,在接下来的 2 个月内病变愈合。
据我们所知,这是首例 XDR-PA 巩膜炎的病例报告。我们建议在疾病早期使用抗生素可能导致医源性耐药性的发生。