Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of postoperative cataract bacterial endophthalmitis masquerading as hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis (HORV). Case Report: A 69-year-old female presents following uncomplicated cataract surgery of her right eye with new onset floaters, aching pain, decreased visual acuity, increased intraocular pressure, deep anterior chamber reaction, vitritis, and retinal vascular sheathing with diffuse blot hemorrhages. The majority of these clinical symptoms are commonly seen in bacterial endophthalmitis with exception to the retinal findings, which point to possible diagnosis of HORV, a recently described, largely untreatable phenomena associated with intracameral vancomycin use during surgery. After careful investigation and examination, our patient was successfully treated with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal antibiotics. Conclusion: This case report describes the unusual case of a postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis presenting with characteristic signs of HORV, a largely untreatable, exceedingly rare phenomena that commonly results in poor visual acuity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | Aug 15 2019 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 15 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Acute retinal necrosis
- Hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- bacterial endophthalmitis
- cataract surgery
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article