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Abstract #91572 Published in IGR 21-4
Endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium houstonense: case report
Che X; Li Q; Wang L; Jiang J; Shen X; Qian Y; Wang ZBMC infectious diseases 2020; 20: 849
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium houstonense is rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) that belongs to M. fortuitum group. So far, there have been few associated reports of human diseases induced by M. houstonense worldwide. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a delayed-onset postoperative endophthalmitis caused by M. houstonense after glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery. The ocular infection lasted for 2 months without appropriate treatment that developed into endophthalmitis and the patient underwent an emergency enucleation. CONCLUSION: Implant erosion and a delay in diagnosis of ocular infection could lead to irreversible damage as observed in our case. Ophthalmologists should be alert for ocular RGM infection, and prompt laboratory diagnosis with initiation of effective multidrug therapy might prevent loss of vision.
Department of Ophthalmology, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.
Full articleClassification:
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
