Karintha Holifield1, Douglas R Lazzaro. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To report a rare case of spontaneous Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis in a diabetic patient. METHODS: A case report of this rare ulcerative keratitis case with an extensive review of the literature. RESULTS: The patient's corneal infiltrate was successfully cultured and a rare ocular organism identified. The patient's presentation and course and the response to empiric treatment are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: Consideration of the antibiotic combination chosen here can be considered in the treatment of S. maltophilia keratitis after appropriate cultures are taken and the organism isolated.
OBJECTIVES: To report a rare case of spontaneous Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis in a diabeticpatient. METHODS: A case report of this rare ulcerative keratitis case with an extensive review of the literature. RESULTS: The patient's corneal infiltrate was successfully cultured and a rare ocular organism identified. The patient's presentation and course and the response to empiric treatment are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: Consideration of the antibiotic combination chosen here can be considered in the treatment of S. maltophilia keratitis after appropriate cultures are taken and the organism isolated.