Case Report of Acremonium Intraocular Infection after Cataract Extraction

• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: Soo Geun Joe Jongyoon Lim Joo Yong Lee Young Hee Yoon
• 간행물 정보: 『The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology』Vol.24 No.2, 119~122쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.04.30

영문 초록

A 64-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for the treatment of chronic uveitis in her left eye, which had started two weeks after an uncomplicated cataract extraction. She was treated with topical steroids with an initially good response, yet she subsequently developed severe inflammation and plaque-like material around the intraocular lens, despite continuous steroid therapy. She underwent pars plana vitrectomy, smear and culture of the aqueous and vitreous fluids, and intravitreal antibiotic injection under the impression of Propionibacterium acne (P. acne) endophthalmitis. As a result of the smear and culture of the vitreous fluid identified as an Acremonium species, she was treated with intravenous amphotericin B injections for five days, followed by oral voriconazole administration. During the post-operative 18-month follow-up, she was stable without significant relapse of uveitis. In this case, the best correction of visual acuity was an improvement from 20/40 to 20/20.

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Acremonium Cataract extraction Endophthalmitis Propionibacterium,