Endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
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Published on: September 9, 2015
P Marín-Casanova1, J L Calandria Amiguetti, P García-Martos
1Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario "Puerta del Mar," Cádiz, Spain. micro.hpm.sspe@juntaandalucia.es
Purpose:
To describe the clinical and laboratory features of a case of endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient immunocompetent.
Methods:
case report. A 65-year-old woman with bilateral cataracts was treated by surgery with phacoemulsification and posterior chamber lens implantation.
Results:
The funduscopic examination showed vitreous cells over the optic nerve head, chorioretinal infiltrates, and focal vasculitis. Vitreous humor aspirate disclosed acid-fast bacilli. In the culture on Löwenstein-Jensen medium grew colonies identified as M. abscessus.
Conclusions:
M. abscessus is cause of endophthalmitis and crystalline keratopathy. Risk factor include surgical intervention or exogenous contamination. Our patient has no systemic pathology predisposing to the development of endophthalmitis.
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