Clostridium perfringens infection following open globe injury due to firecracker blast: A rare case report from Southern India
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Published on: August 28, 2018
Sangitha Jayagandan1, Mary Stephen2, Sudarsan Bagavane1
1Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.
Purpose:
Open globe injuries [OGIs] are ocular emergencies which can lead to visual impairment, especially when associated with infection.
Methods:
This case report presents a rare case of Clostridium perfringens isolated from the eye following a firecracker injury in a 38-year-old man.
Results:
The patient underwent evisceration as the globe tissue was friable and could not be salvaged and promptly started on antibiotics. Anaerobic culture of a foreign body removed during surgery showed growth of C. perfringens.
Conclusion:
C. perfringens, an anaerobic bacterium, is a rare but highly virulent ocular pathogen that can cause fulminant endophthalmitis, which may progress to panophthalmitis and require globe removal.
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