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A SCLERAL BUCKLE INFECTION CAUSED BY CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES (FORMERLY PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES ) AN ATYPICAL, INDOLENT
Veronika Yehezkeli1,2, Anfisa Ayalon1,2, Liron Naftali Ben Haim1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; and.
Purpose:
To report a case of atypical, indolent presentation of scleral buckle infection, caused by Cutibacterium acnes (formerly known as Propionibacterium acnes ).
Methods:
Observational case report.
Results:
A 44-year-old healthy woman with a history of scleral buckling procedure for retinal detachment repair 16 years before presentation was admitted with pain and redness in her left eye for 6 weeks. Conjunctival hyperemia and vascular congestion were noted over the scleral buckle in a circular manner without signs of exposure. After removal of the scleral buckle, culture analysis revealed C. acnes. Systemic amoxicillin was administrated. Over a six-month follow-up, the retina remained attached.
Conclusion:
Cutibacterium acnes , known to be associated with chronic postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, may also lead to scleral buckle infection with an indolent, chronic course.
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