PURPOSE: To report a case of Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 51-year-old man presented with chronic postcataract extraction inflammation and underwent vitrectomy, partial capsulectomy, and intravitreal antibiotic injections, followed by explantation of the intraocular lens and capsule. RESULTS: A capsular hypopyon in the absence of an anterior chamber hypopyon was noted. Cultures of the vitreous and capsule revealed Staphylococcus hominis, a coagulase-negative gram-positive organism. CONCLUSIONS: We are unaware of previous reports of endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus hominis, and could find none in a computerized search using MEDLINE. This case adds Staphylococcus hominis to the list of causative organisms in chronic endophthalmitis and illustrates the rare finding of a capsular hypopyon.
PURPOSE: To report a case of Staphylococcus hominisendophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 51-year-old man presented with chronic postcataract extraction inflammation and underwent vitrectomy, partial capsulectomy, and intravitreal antibiotic injections, followed by explantation of the intraocular lens and capsule. RESULTS: A capsular hypopyon in the absence of an anterior chamber hypopyon was noted. Cultures of the vitreous and capsule revealed Staphylococcus hominis, a coagulase-negative gram-positive organism. CONCLUSIONS: We are unaware of previous reports of endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus hominis, and could find none in a computerized search using MEDLINE. This case adds Staphylococcus hominis to the list of causative organisms in chronic endophthalmitis and illustrates the rare finding of a capsular hypopyon.
Authors: Ajay E Kuriyan; Jayanth Sridhar; Harry W Flynn; Laura C Huang; Nicolas A Yannuzzi; William E Smiddy; Janet L Davis; Thomas A Albini; Audina M Berrocal; Darlene Miller Journal: Ophthalmol Retina Date: 2017 May-Jun
Authors: Liangfen Zhang; Jonathan C Thomas; Maria Miragaia; Ons Bouchami; Fernando Chaves; Pedro A d'Azevedo; David M Aanensen; Herminia de Lencastre; Barry M Gray; D Ashley Robinson Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-06-11 Impact factor: 3.240