![](/images/graphics-bg.png)
Posttraumatic Sphingomonas paucimobilis Endophthalmitis
Joint Authors
Georgalas, Ilias
Droutsas, Konstantinos
Kalantzis, Georgios
Symeonidis, Chrysanthos
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A rare case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis endophthalmitis secondary to a penetrating globe injury with a retained intraocular foreign body is presented.
A 30-year-old man presented with severe pain following a penetrating left eye injury.
Visual acuity (VA) was 6/120.
Slit-lamp examination revealed perforation of the temporal cornea and iris, hypopyon, and a fibrinous membrane covering the pupil.
Ultrasonography showed dense vitreous infiltration and an orbital CT-scan confirmed the presence of a metallic foreign body in the vitreous cavity.
Topical and systemic therapy were initiated.
Pars-plana vitrectomy combined with phacoemulsification was performed in order to remove the foreign body; vitreous samples were acquired and Sphingomonas paucimobilis, sensitive to ceftazidime, was identified.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Sphingomonas paucimobilis endophthalmitis following penetrating ocular injury.
In this case, Sphingomonas paucimobilis was not resistant to antibiotics.
This allowed for a good healing response following vitrectomy despite the fact that long-term retinal complications resulted in low VA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Droutsas, Konstantinos& Kalantzis, Georgios & Symeonidis, Chrysanthos& Georgalas, Ilias. 2015. Posttraumatic Sphingomonas paucimobilis Endophthalmitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059353
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Droutsas, Konstantinos…[et al.]. Posttraumatic Sphingomonas paucimobilis Endophthalmitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059353
American Medical Association (AMA)
Droutsas, Konstantinos& Kalantzis, Georgios & Symeonidis, Chrysanthos& Georgalas, Ilias. Posttraumatic Sphingomonas paucimobilis Endophthalmitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059353