Periocular Infection With Nocardia nova Following Dacryocystorhinostomy With Silicone Stent Intubation. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Nov-Dec 01;39(6):e202-e204
Date
07/24/2023Pubmed ID
37486328DOI
10.1097/IOP.0000000000002470Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85176496041 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Nocardia species are aerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria that are ubiquitous throughout the environment. Nocardia nova has been reported as the second most prevalent Nocardia species. However, reports of ocular and periocular infection caused by this organism are rare. The authors present a case of a 58-year-old woman with a medical history of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction of the left eye who underwent a revision dacryocystorhinostomy with silicone stent intubation and developed a surgical site infection that was culture-positive for N. nova . Treatment consisted of removal of the silicone stent and a prolonged course of oral antibiotics, resulting in the patient's full recovery. This is the second reported case of postoperative periocular N. nova infection after dacryocystorhinostomy and silicone stent intubation.
Author List
Bruce CN, Esmaili NAuthor
Neda Esmaili MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
DacryocystorhinostomyFemale
Humans
Intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
Middle Aged
Nasolacrimal Duct
Nocardia
Silicones
Stents
