A rare case of infantile acute polymicrobial dacryocystitis due to Serratia marcescens, Haemophilus aphrophilus, and Prevotellaintermedia.

Autor: Shenouda M; McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas., Kakouri A; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas., McCulley TJ; McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas., Chen Y; McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: ying.chen@uth.tmc.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus [J AAPOS] 2024 Dec; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 104019. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.104019
Abstrakt: Infantile acute dacryocystitis is an acute inflammation of the lacrimal sac in infants. The most common pathogens are Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative rods. We report a case of infantile polymicrobial acute dacryocystitis. A 6-week-old girl presented emergently with eye edema, discharge, and fever. Symptoms resolved with nasolacrimal probing and systemic antibiotics. Intraoperative cultures were positive for Serratia marcescens, Haemophilus aphrophilus, and Prevotella intermedia. This case highlights the importance of considering uncommon pathogens in the etiology of infantile dacryocystitis.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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