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Two Cases of Cutibacterium acnes (C acnes) Endophthalmitis Manifesting With Unusual Epiretinal Deposits
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging Retina. March, 2022, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p164, 4 p.
Subject
Massachusetts
Language
English
ISSN
2325-8160
Abstract
This article describes two cases of delayed-onset Cutibacterium acnes (C acnes) endophthalmitis 1 month after cataract surgery manifesting with unusual epiretinal deposits. Both patients were referred for persistent inflammation after cataract surgery. After failing to respond to a vitreous tap with injection of antibiotics, the patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy and in one of the cases partial posterior capsulectomy for a posterior capsular plaque. Intraoperatively, both cases were found to have unusual multifocal epiretinal deposits. The clinical presentations described here represent a highly unique manifestation of C acnes endophthalmitis distinct from the classic anterior segment findings. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2022;53:164–167.]
Introduction Propionibacterium acnes (recently renamed as Cutibacterium acnes) is a well-known cause of delayed indolent endophthalmitis following cataract surgery. It is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus commensal to the skin and [...]