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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 376-378 |
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Severe marginal sterile keratitis in a patient with staphylococcal endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification
Yi-Ting Hou1, Bing-Jun Hsieh1, Jo-Hsuan Wu2, Wei-Li Chen3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute and Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
3 Department of Ophthalmology; Advanced Ocular Surface and Corneal Nerve Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital; Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Wei-Li Chen
Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chun-Shan S. Rd., Taipei, 100
Taiwan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_924_21
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Postoperative endophthalmitis is sight-threatening, severe inflammation in posterior vitreous cavity and anterior chamber. Marginal keratitis with infiltrates or ulcers following endophthalmitis can be infectious or sterile, but the etiologies related to intraocular infection have rarely been reported. Here we present an unusual case of severe marginal keratitis with sterile infiltrates concomitant with staphylococcal endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification. Creamy white ring infiltrates at the corneolimbal junction was found with severe vitritis. With antibiotics treatment, endophthalmitis improved while the corneal infiltrates progressed. After corneal specimens yielded negative results, the corneal infiltrates improved under proper topical corticosteroid without marked sequelae. In conclusion, noninfectious, immune-related marginal sterile keratitis may develop in patients with staphylococcal endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification.
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