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Prognostic indicators of corneal ulcer clinical outcomes at a tertiary care center in the Bronx, New York 纽约布朗克斯区一家三级医疗中心的角膜溃疡临床预后指标
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00392-3
Sruthi Kodali, Behram Khan, Amanda M. Zong, J. Moon, Anurag Shrivastava, Johanna P. Daily, R. Gibralter
{"title":"Prognostic indicators of corneal ulcer clinical outcomes at a tertiary care center in the Bronx, New York","authors":"Sruthi Kodali, Behram Khan, Amanda M. Zong, J. Moon, Anurag Shrivastava, Johanna P. Daily, R. Gibralter","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00392-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00392-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140663138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of Bartonella neuroretinitis: a case report and literature review 元基因组下一代测序在巴顿氏菌神经视网膜炎诊断中的应用:病例报告和文献综述
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-04-19 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00387-0
Pengcheng Li, Zhuyun Qian, Yong Tao
{"title":"Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of Bartonella neuroretinitis: a case report and literature review","authors":"Pengcheng Li, Zhuyun Qian, Yong Tao","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00387-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00387-0","url":null,"abstract":"Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is caused by Bartonella henselae infection. In atypical cases of CSD, pathogen determination is challenging. We report a case of Bartonella neuroretinitis with neither a clear history of scratches nor typical general symptoms. The diagnosis was made using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), a high-throughput sequencing technology. A female patient presented to the ophthalmologist with complaint of blurred vision in her right eye. Although with history of raising a cat, she reported no clear history of scratches or typical general symptoms, except a fever of unknown origin which resolved spontaneously. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the right eye was count fingers. Fundus examination showed optic disc oedema, macular exudates and inferior exudative retinal detachment. Laboratory examination results showed increased value of serum C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Ocular involvement of toxoplasmosis, syphilis and tuberculosis were excluded. To identify the possible causative pathogen of the disease, mNGS of aqueous humour sample was performed and 521 reads of B. henselae were identified. Serological test results further showed a positive immunoglobulin G (IgG) titre of 1:64. Taking the contact history, clinical manifestations, mNGS and serological results into consideration, the diagnosis of Bartonella neuroretinitis (ocular CSD) was made. After appropriate treatment, the BCVA of the right eye improved to 20/25 in the last follow-up. Fundus examination showed a normal optic disc and macula, and the exudates had reduced. mNGS, a fast and unbiased method, can be used to detect B. henselae (if present) in intraocular fluid samples.; however, the results should be interpreted together with the clinical symptoms and other auxiliary test results.","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Piloting Rasch model scoring of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in uveitis 美国国家眼科研究所葡萄膜炎患者视觉功能问卷的 Rasch 模型评分试验
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00398-x
Lisa Gittel, Jeany Q. Li, Jennifer Dell, Maximilian W. M. Wintergerst, Carsten Heinz, Robert P. Finger, Jan Henrik Terheyden
{"title":"Piloting Rasch model scoring of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in uveitis","authors":"Lisa Gittel, Jeany Q. Li, Jennifer Dell, Maximilian W. M. Wintergerst, Carsten Heinz, Robert P. Finger, Jan Henrik Terheyden","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00398-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00398-x","url":null,"abstract":"The National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ) is a common patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in uveitis trials. Its psychometric properties using state-of-the-art scoring based on Rasch models, a latent trait model that improves accuracy of PROMs assessment, has not yet been investigated. The study participants were recruited online from uveitis patient organizations, where individuals self-reported their uveitis diagnosis and visual acuity level. These participants then completed the NEI VFQ-25. The visual function (VF) and socioemotional (SE) subscales were psychometrically analysed in terms of item fit, targeting, internal consistency, dimensionality, and differential item functioning (DIF), using Rasch models. Criterion validity was examined based on associations between NEI VFQ person measures and recent visual acuity (VA) levels. Ninety-nine participants recruited online from uveitis patient organizations (68 women, 31 men; mean age 50 ± 15 years; 46.5% self-reported receiving systematic therapy for uveitis, 0.6% NEI VFQ-25 missing data) were included. The mean difficulty of items was lower than the average person ability. None of the items demonstrated misfit to an extent that would induce noise into the measurement. The consistency metrics person reliability and person separation index of the subscales were 0.85 and 2.34 (NEI VFQ-VF), 0.86 and 2.52 (NEI VFQ-SE), respectively. There was no evidence of multidimensionality and none of the items showed DIF by gender. The differences between item and person measures were 1.44 (NEI VFQ-VF) and 1.03 (NEI VFQ-SE). NEI VFQ-25 person measures were significantly lower in participants with visual impairment (all p values ≤ 0.007). Rasch model-based scoring of the re-engineered NEI VFQ-25 demonstrates acceptable internal consistency, item fit and construct validity for assessing two key domains of quality of life in individuals self-reporting uveitis. The PROM was targeted at a higher level of difficulty than present in our heterogeneous sample.","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140617744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with tralokinumab therapy: a case report and review of IL-13 inhibitor-associated ocular surface disease 与曲妥珠单抗治疗相关的外周溃疡性角膜炎:病例报告和 IL-13 抑制剂相关眼表疾病综述
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00394-1
Nenita Maganti, Samuel A. Whittier, Evan J. Warner
{"title":"Peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with tralokinumab therapy: a case report and review of IL-13 inhibitor-associated ocular surface disease","authors":"Nenita Maganti, Samuel A. Whittier, Evan J. Warner","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00394-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00394-1","url":null,"abstract":"Dupilumab and tralokinumab are interleukin-binding monoclonal antibodies used to treat systemic atopic disease. Use of these medications in management of atopic dermatitis (AD) is known to cause conjunctivitis. Dupilumab therapy has also been associated with more severe ocular surface disease, which has not previously been described in association with tralokinumab. This report describes a case of tralokinumab-associated conjunctivitis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis and reviews the spectrum and proposed mechanisms of ocular surface disease triggered by these medications. A 61-year-old male with no rheumatologic or ocular history presented with bilateral papillary conjunctivitis and right eye peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK). PUK was arrested using oral corticosteroids and doxycycline, and long-term control of papillary conjunctivitis was achieved using topical tacrolimus ointment, allowing continuation of effective AD management with tralokinumab. This case report documents ulcerative keratitis occurring in association with tralokinumab therapy for AD, which has previously been described with dupilumab but not tralokinumab. This report demonstrates the need for vigilant ocular surface monitoring for patients on tralokinumab and illustrates successful management and long-term control of adverse ocular events associated with this medication.","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140582076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mimickers of anterior uveitis, scleritis and misdiagnoses- tips and tricks for the cornea specialist 前葡萄膜炎、巩膜炎和误诊的模仿者--角膜病专家的技巧和窍门
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00396-z
Sonny Caplash, Manuel Paez-Escamilla, Mark Westcott, Kunal K. Dansingani, Chad Indermill, Nacima Kisma, Eric Frau, Jose-Alain Sahel, Bahram Bodaghi, Vishal Jhanji, Marie-Helene Errera
{"title":"Mimickers of anterior uveitis, scleritis and misdiagnoses- tips and tricks for the cornea specialist","authors":"Sonny Caplash, Manuel Paez-Escamilla, Mark Westcott, Kunal K. Dansingani, Chad Indermill, Nacima Kisma, Eric Frau, Jose-Alain Sahel, Bahram Bodaghi, Vishal Jhanji, Marie-Helene Errera","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00396-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00396-z","url":null,"abstract":"Anterior uveitis, inflammation of the anterior chamber and related structures, is a cohort of diseases that can present to almost any general or sub-specialty Ophthalmology practice. Its features classically involve anterior chamber cell and flare. Below the surface of these two signs exist a panoply of diagnoses. The purpose of this review is to provide a general framework for diagnoses of anterior uveitis that are often missed as well as non-uveitic pathologies that often mimic anterior uveitis. Diagnostic deviation in either direction can have vision-threatening and rarely life-threatening consequences for patients. Using a comprehensive literature review we have collected a broad spectrum of etiologies of anterior uveitis that are easily missed and non-uveitic pathologies that can masquerade as anterior uveitis. We present a focused review on specific misdiagnosed anterior uveitis pathologies and some of the conditions that can masquerade as anterior uveitis and scleritis.","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140582167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A case of Lomentospora prolificans endophthalmitis treated with the novel antifungal agent Olorofim. 一例用新型抗真菌剂 Olorofim 治疗的 Lomentospora prolificans 眼内炎病例。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00393-2
Michael Dong, Fiona Pearce, Nandini Singh, Ming-Lee Lin
{"title":"A case of Lomentospora prolificans endophthalmitis treated with the novel antifungal agent Olorofim.","authors":"Michael Dong, Fiona Pearce, Nandini Singh, Ming-Lee Lin","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00393-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00393-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report a case of endogenous Lomentospora prolificans endophthalmitis treated with the novel antifungal agent Olorofim.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 57-year-old man developed disseminated Lomentospora prolificans with right endophthalmitis on the background of immunosuppression following lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease. He was treated with early vitrectomy, intravitreal voriconazole, and systemic Olorofim, voriconazole and terbinafine. His symptoms improved and remained stable in the right eye. Eight weeks later the patient represented with Lomentopora prolificans endophthalmitis in the left eye when systemic voriconazole and terbinafine treatment were withdrawn. Despite aggressive treatment he ultimately succumbed due to vascular complications of extensive disseminated disease.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We report a rare case of disseminated Lomentosporosis with panophthalmitis in an immunocompromised host with prolonged survival on systemic Olorofim, voriconazole and terbinafine in conjunction with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconazole. Early suspicion of an opportunistic fungal infection is critical, as managing disseminated disease is often unsuccessful. Despite presumed inherent resistance, intravitreal and systemic voriconazole appeared to limit disease progression in the right eye. The potential synergistic effects of combined antifungal therapy with orotomides warrant further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140194008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy for patients with severe ocular inflammatory diseases who failed other immunomodulatory therapies 为其他免疫调节疗法无效的严重眼部炎症患者提供静脉环磷酰胺疗法
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-023-00372-z
Irmak Karaca, Elaine M. Tran, SungWho Park, Albert Bromeo, Hassan Khojasteh, Anh Ngọc Tram Tran, Negin Yavari, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Cigdem Yasar, Gunay Uludag Kirimli, Ngoc Tuong Trong Than, Muhammad Hassan, Christopher Or, Hashem Ghoraba, Diana V. Do, Quan Dong Nguyen
{"title":"Intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy for patients with severe ocular inflammatory diseases who failed other immunomodulatory therapies","authors":"Irmak Karaca, Elaine M. Tran, SungWho Park, Albert Bromeo, Hassan Khojasteh, Anh Ngọc Tram Tran, Negin Yavari, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Cigdem Yasar, Gunay Uludag Kirimli, Ngoc Tuong Trong Than, Muhammad Hassan, Christopher Or, Hashem Ghoraba, Diana V. Do, Quan Dong Nguyen","doi":"10.1186/s12348-023-00372-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-023-00372-z","url":null,"abstract":"Ocular inflammatory diseases, including scleritis and uveitis, have been widely treated with immunomodulatory therapies (IMTs) as a steroid-sparing approach. Such strategy includes conventional therapies (antimetabolites, alkylating agents, and calcineurin inhibitors) as well as biologic agents like adalimumab, infliximab, rituximab, and tocilizumab. Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an alkylating agent and mainly inhibits the functioning of both T and B cells. Though known to have potential adverse events, including bone marrow suppression, hemorrhagic cystitis, and sterility, CP has been shown to be efficacious, especially in recalcitrant cases and when used intravenous (IV) for a limited period. We conducted a retrospective case-series to assess the safety and efficacy of CP therapy for patients with severe ocular inflammatory diseases who failed other IMTs. Medical records of 1295 patients who presented to the Uveitis Clinic at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford between 2017 and 2022 were reviewed. Seven patients (10 eyes) who received CP therapy for ocular inflammatory diseases with at least one year of follow-up were included. The mean age of the patients (4 males, 3 females) was 61.6 ± 14.9 (43.0–89.0) years. Clinical diagnoses included necrotizing scleritis (5 eyes), peripheral ulcerative keratitis (2 eyes), orbital pseudotumor (1 eye), HLA-B27 associated panuveitis and retinal vasculitis (2 eyes). Ocular disease was idiopathic in 3 patients, and was associated with rheumatoid arthritis, IgG-4 sclerosing disease, dermatomyositis, and ankylosing spondylitis in 1 patient each. All the patients had history of previous IMT use including methotrexate (5), mycophenolate mofetil (3), azathioprine (1), tacrolimus (1), adalimumab (2), infliximab (4), and rituximab (1). The mean follow-up time was 34.4 ± 11.0 (13–45) months, and mean duration of CP therapy was 11.9 ± 8.8 (5–28) months. Remission was achieved in 5 patients (71.4%). Four patients (57.1%) experienced transient leukopenia (white blood cell count < 4000/mL). CP therapy can be considered a potentially effective and relatively safe therapeutic option for patients with severe ocular inflammatory diseases who failed other IMTs including biologics (TNFa and CD20 inhibitors).","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140097450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinical analysis of infectious endophthalmitis following glaucoma filtration surgery. 青光眼滤过手术后感染性眼内炎的临床分析。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00391-4
Liangliang Niu, Yan Luo, Huan Xu, Haili Huang, Rui Jiang, Xinghuai Sun
{"title":"Clinical analysis of infectious endophthalmitis following glaucoma filtration surgery.","authors":"Liangliang Niu, Yan Luo, Huan Xu, Haili Huang, Rui Jiang, Xinghuai Sun","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00391-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00391-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the clinical correlative factors and outcomes of treatment of bleb-associated endophthalmitis (BAE) following glaucoma filtration surgery in a Chinese population from the year 2012 to 2022, and to compare them with the clinical course during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective analysis of consecutive cases of BAE treated at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2022. The clinical presentation, treatment modality, microbiological data, clinical course, and outcomes of visual acuity (VA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in all BAE cases were collected and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 28 eyes with BAE were examined, predominantly in male patients (71.4%, p = 0.023). Most patients underwent trabeculectomy (89.3%, p ≤ 0.001), while a smaller proportion underwent Ex-PRESS implantation (10.7%). Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) was the most common type of glaucoma (39.3%, p ≤ 0.001). Most patients (96.4%) presented with poor visual acuity, worse than 20/400, and IOP ranged from 3-60 mmHg. Treatment, including initial tap-and-inject procedure of antibiotics (Ceftazidime and Norvancomycin) or initial pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), was initiated 5.0 ± 7.1 days after BAE onset. Streptococcus was the most common causative organism (53.6% of cases, p ≤ 0.001). The visual acuity significantly improved from 2.58 ± 0.27 to 2.14 ± 0.85 (reported in logMAR) after treatment (p ≤ 0.001), and most patients maintained normal tension during follow-up. Poisson regression model analysis showed the annual incidence of BAE during the COVID-19 pandemic period was significantly twice greater than that of previous years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>BAE may cause irreversible visual impairment. POAG filtering surgery with male sex and the COVID-19 pandemic period might be potentially relevant factors for BAE. Culture positivity was closely related to BAE prognosis, with Streptococcus species being the leading pathogenic organisms. Online outpatient services, early diagnosis, and timely treatment may rescue vision and maintain IOP control in the presence of BAE.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10904707/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Immune recovery uveitis in Whipple's disease: an unusual ocular presentation. 惠普尔病的免疫恢复性葡萄膜炎:一种不寻常的眼部表现。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-024-00390-5
Hippolyte Lequain, Stéphane Abramowicz, Julien Seiller, Amro Abukhashbah, Carole Burillon, Emmanuelle Vignot, Olivier Brunet, Pascal Sève
{"title":"Immune recovery uveitis in Whipple's disease: an unusual ocular presentation.","authors":"Hippolyte Lequain, Stéphane Abramowicz, Julien Seiller, Amro Abukhashbah, Carole Burillon, Emmanuelle Vignot, Olivier Brunet, Pascal Sève","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00390-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00390-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe an unusual case of Whipple's disease (WD) complicated by uveitis, and subsequent paradoxical worsening after effective antibiotic treatment targeting Tropheryma whipplei (TW).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Case report.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A 53-year-old male presented with bilateral knee arthritis, weight loss, chronic low-grade fever, and cognitive disorders. He was under treatment with tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors (TNFi) for seronegative spondyloarthritis. Given this unusual clinical presentation, further investigations were performed and revealed blood, saliva, stool, synovial fluid and cerebrospinal fluid positivity for TW, confirming the diagnosis of systemic WD. Ophthalmologic examination revealed bilateral posterior uveitis and an aqueous humor sample confirmed the presence of intraocular TW. TNFi were stopped, and the patient was subsequently treated with adequate antibiotics (ceftriaxone, followed by doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine), and subconjunctival corticosteroid injections. After a transient improvement of the ocular symptoms, he presented a recurrence of posterior segment inflammation, leading to repeated PCR testing for TW which were negative. Therefore, paradoxical worsening of the inflammation in the context of immune recovery uveitis (IRU) was thought to be the culprit. The patient was treated with systemic corticosteroid therapy, allowing for rapid improvement of the ocular findings.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This case underlines the possibility of IRU complicating WD. Ophthalmologists, rheumatologists, and internists should be aware of this rare complication, particularly in the context of previous immunosuppressive therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10861419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139723030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Triple Gram-negative bacterial endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection. 玻璃体内注射后的三重革兰氏阴性菌眼内炎。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-023-00376-9
Samy Zaher, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos
{"title":"Triple Gram-negative bacterial endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection.","authors":"Samy Zaher, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos","doi":"10.1186/s12348-023-00376-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-023-00376-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe a puzzling case of endophthalmitis caused by three unusual bacteria after intravitreal injection, its outcome, and underlying questions.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>A 70-year-old female patient was diagnosed with acute endophthalmitis following intravitreal aflibercept injection for age-related macular degeneration. A standard tap and inject procedure was performed. Microbiological analyses on the anterior chamber and vitreous samples yielded the presence of three non-fermenting Gram-negative rods: Pseudomonas stutzeri, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Ochrobactrum anthropi. The outcome was favorable after intravitreal injections of vancomycin and ceftazidime, with an almost complete recovery of the visual acuity to its baseline level. No potential source of infection was identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection can be caused by a wide variety of bacteria, including some rare Gram-negative species. They can sometimes co-exist in a single patient, but their virulence may vary greatly. Due to the variable antibiotic susceptibility and frequent multiresistance associated with non-fermenting Gram-negative rods, a prompt microbiological approach is required. Favorable outcome can be achieved with standard management.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10857997/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139706933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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