In:
RETINAL Cases & Brief Reports, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 18, No. 3 ( 2024-05), p. 305-307
Abstract:
To report a case of post-traumatic endophthalmitis secondary to Bacillus pumilus/safensis . Methods: Observational case report of a single patient. Results: A 62-year-old man presented with a traumatic corneal laceration because of baling wire while working on a sheep farm. Appropriate corneal laceration repair with injection of intravitreal antibiotics (ceftazidime, clindamycin, and vancomycin) was performed. A single organism, identified as B. pumilus or Bacillus safensis, was isolated from the vitreous aspirate. A subsequent pars plana vitrectomy, pars plana lensectomy, anterior capsulotomy, and fluid–air exchange was required because of severe inflammatory reaction from retained lens material, retinal edema, and vitreous opacities. Vision improved from hand motion to 20/60 at the three-month follow-up visit. Conclusion: We describe a case of acute post-traumatic endophthalmitis secondary to B. pumilus/safensis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1935-1089
DOI:
10.1097/ICB.0000000000001391
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2024
