An unusual case of endophthalmitis
Postoperative endophthalmitis is an uncommon yet devastating complication after cataract surgery. We report a case of acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis secondary to a rare causative pathogen Chryseobacterium . Elderly male patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis with acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis was managed with systemic and local higher antibiotics, leading to the resolution of the infection.
Authors
- Devika S. Joshi
- Shrikant Joshi
- Ketan Jathar
- Chetali Sharma
Institutions
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcor.jcor_42_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54