Enterokokkenassoziierte Endophthalmitis nach Kataraktoperation
| Autor: | Yvonne Hesse, Christoph W. Spraul, Gerhard K. Lang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pars plana
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures biology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Intraocular lens Vitrectomy Cataract surgery biology.organism_classification medicine.disease eye diseases Enterococcus faecalis Surgery Ophthalmology Endophthalmitis medicine.anatomical_structure medicine sense organs Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 219:109-112 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3999 0023-2165 |
| Popis: | Background Postoperative endophthalmitis can be subdivided into acute and chronic forms which are typically caused by different organisms. Enterococcus faecalis is an organism which normally causes an acute form of endophthalmitis. Patients and methods We report on four cases of different forms of endophthalmitis following cataract extraction and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation who had been referred to our institution between 1998 and 2001. Enterococcus faecalis was the causative organism in all of them. Results Two patients presented with an acute form and were immediately treated in our hospital after symptom onset utilizing pars plana vitrectomy with and without IOL explantation. The two other patients were initially treated with subconjunctival and/or systemic antibiotics and steroids over a period of about two months before referral to our hospital. After initial improvement the inflammation exacerbated in these two patients and vitrectomy with or without IOL and capsular bag explantation was performed. The explanted IOL and capsular bag of one patient were examined using scanning electron microscopy and it was shown that the enterococci were adherent to the IOL and the capsular bag. Conclusion Enterococcus faecalis can be the causative organism both of an acute and of a recurrent form of postoperative endophthalmitis. The recurrent form may be caused by organisms which tend to adhere to the IOL and the capsular bag. This should be kept in mind when considering different treatment options. |
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