Abstract
A 76-year-old male presented with pain, redness, and decreased vision in the left eye for 5 days. The patient had undergone combined cataract extraction and vitrectomy for a macular hole 2 weeks back. The vision had reduced to the perception of light in the left eye. Clinical examination revealed lid edema, conjunctival congestion, hazy cornea, and exudative membrane in the pupillary axis with no view of the fundus. Ultrasound examination of the left eye showed plenty of moderate reflective dot echoes. The patient was diagnosed with postoperative endophthalmitis and underwent vitrectomy with intravitreal injection of antibiotics. Growth of Hathewaya histolytica was obtained from the vitreous sample. The organism was sensitive to imipenem. Three weeks following the presentation, visual acuity had improved to counting fingers at one meter in the left eye. This is the first report of endophthalmitis due to H. histolytica. Ophthalmologists should be aware of such ocular infections due to a rare microorganism.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(2), 271-274
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Pattnaik, L., Panigrahi, P. K., Sahu, S., Hanisha, D., & Sahoo, D. (2024). Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(2), 271-274. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23
MLA 9
Pattnaik, Lolly, et al. "Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 2, 2024, pp. 271-274. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23.
Chicago (author–date)
Pattnaik, Lolly, Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, Suneeta Sahu, Dega Hanisha, and Disha Sahoo. 2024. "Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 17 (2): 271-274. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23.
Harvard
Pattnaik, L., Panigrahi, P. K., Sahu, S., Hanisha, D. and Sahoo, D. (2024) 'Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 17(2), pp. 271-274. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23.
Vancouver
Pattnaik L, Panigrahi PK, Sahu S, Hanisha D, Sahoo D. Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024;17(2):271-274. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23
IEEE
L. Pattnaik, P. K. Panigrahi, S. Sahu, D. Hanisha, and D. Sahoo, "Endophthalmitis caused by Hathewaya histolytica: A diagnostic dilemma," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 271-274, 2024, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_147_23.