Nocardia Scleritis Progressing to Endophthalmitis in the Setting of Scleral Buckle Extrusion

The Cutting EdgeNocardia Scleritis Progressing to Endophthalmitis in the Setting of Scleral Buckle Extrusion Lediana Goduni, MD, ; , MD Kenneth C. Fan, MD, ; , MD Diana M. Laura, MD, ; , MD Joshua H. Uhr, MD, ; , MD Jayanth Sridhar, MD, ; , MD Jay Chhablani, MD, , MD Lediana Goduni, MD , Kenneth C. Fan, MD , Diana M. Laura, MD , Joshua H. Uhr, MD , Jayanth Sridhar, MD Address correspondence to Jayanth Sridhar, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136; email: E-mail Address: [email protected]. , and Jay Chhablani, MD Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, 2023;54(9):497–499Published Online:September 01, 2023https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20230815-01View Full TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMore1.Chhablani J, Nayak S, Jindal Aet al.. Scleral buckle infections: microbiological spectrum and antimicrobial susceptibility. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2013; 3(1):67–5760. 10.1186/1869-5760-3-67 PMID:24330530 > Crossref MedlineGoogle Scholar2.DeCroos FC, Garg P, Reddy AKet al., Hyderabad Endophthalmitis Research Group. Optimizing diagnosis and management of Nocardia keratitis, scleritis, and endophthalmitis: 11-year microbial and clinical overview. Ophthalmology. 2011; 118(6):1193–1200. 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.10.037 PMID:21276615 > Crossref MedlineGoogle Scholar3.Knox CM, Whitcher JP, Cevellos V, Margolis TP, Irvine AR. Nocardia scleritis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997; 123(5):713–714. 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71096-7 PMID:9152089 > Crossref MedlineGoogle Scholar4.Gursel Ozkurt Z, Demirci H. Subtenon amikacin injection for the treatment of nocardia asteroides orbital cellulitis in a patient with a history of scleral buckling. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017; 11(4):332–334. 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000359 PMID:28925928 > Crossref MedlineGoogle Scholar5.Mohan N, Kar S, Padhi TR, Basu S, Sharma S, Das TP. Changing profile of organisms causing scleral buckle infections: a clinico-microbiological case series. Retina. 2014; 34(2):247–253. 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182979e4a PMID:23807187 > Crossref MedlineGoogle Scholar Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Request Permissions InformationCopyright 2023, SLACK IncorporatedThe authors would like to acknowledge the following physicians who contributed to the complex, multidisciplinary care of this patient: Dr. Guillermo Amescua, Dr. Florence Cabot, Dr. Masako Chen, Dr. Lawrence Halperin, Dr. Joanne Ho, Dr. Neel Pasricha, and Dr. Xuemin Zhang.PDF download • 792 KBAddress correspondence to Jayanth Sridhar, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136; email: jsridhar119@gmail.com.From the Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.Supported in part by a National Institutes of Health Center Core Grant and a Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant.Financial disclosures: LG participated twice in Alimera Fellows Forum. JHU has received consulting fees from Alimera Sciences and Genentech. JS is a consultant for Alcon, Apellis, Allergan, Dorc, Genentech, Iveric, Ocuterra, Regeneron, and Samsara. JC has received personal fees from Allergan, Novartis, and Salutaris. The remaining authors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Published online9/01/23