PMID: 15220740Jun 29, 2004Paper

Clostridium sordellii endophthalmitis after suture removal from a corneal transplant

Cornea
Jeffrey M ZinkMark W Johnson

Abstract

To report a case of endophthalmitis caused by Clostridium sordellii. A 33-year-old man sustained a penetrating injury of the right eye that resulted in several ocular surgical procedures including pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, scleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens, and penetrating keratoplasty. More than 4 years after the penetrating injury he presented for examination with pain, photophobia, redness, decreased vision, and floaters in the right eye. Vitreous culture grew Clostridium sordellii. Following intravitreal injection of antibiotics, the patient's vision improved from 3/200 to 20/80 (baseline visual acuity) within 2 days. All signs of inflammation resolved without recurrence. Clostridium sordellii endophthalmitis may have a more benign course than the fulminant endophthalmitis typically seen with other Clostridium species.

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Nov 1, 1990·Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery·R J Schechter
Oct 1, 1989·Archives of Ophthalmology·T HeilskovG W Blankenship

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Nov 4, 2006·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·M J AldapeD L Stevens
Nov 29, 2011·Anaerobe·Dennis L StevensAmy E Bryant
Oct 18, 2013·Ocular Immunology and Inflammation·Saad S AlharbiEman Alkahtani
Jul 26, 2019·Retinal Cases & Brief Reports·Vivek P DaveTaraprasad Das

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