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Mycobacterium chelonae Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Person Addicted to Intravenous Drugs Presenting as an Intraretinal Peripapillary Granuloma With Tractional Retinal Detachment.

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Robbins, CB; Feng, HL; Zhang, W; Fekrat, S; Grewal, DS
Published in: J Vitreoretin Dis
2022

PURPOSE: To report a case of Mycobacterium chelonae endogenous endophthalmitis in a 28-year-old man with recent intravenous drug use that presented as an intraretinal peripapillary granuloma extending from the optic nerve head with an associated macular tractional retinal detachment. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Anterior chamber tap yielded aqueous cultures positive for M chelonae. A diagnostic and therapeutic vitrectomy was performed after inpatient hospitalization for 3 weeks to relieve a progressively worsening tractional retinal detachment. CONCLUSIONS: Atypical causes of endophthalmitis, including nontuberculous mycobacterium, in the population of individuals addicted to intravenous drugs may present with intraretinal peripapillary granuloma associated with a macular tractional retinal detachment. Surgical debulking to relieve anteroposterior traction is an effective treatment option to improve long-term visual outcomes.

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J Vitreoretin Dis

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2474-1272

Publication Date

2022

Volume

6

Issue

2

Start / End Page

151 / 154

Location

United States
 

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Robbins, C. B., Feng, H. L., Zhang, W., Fekrat, S., & Grewal, D. S. (2022). Mycobacterium chelonae Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Person Addicted to Intravenous Drugs Presenting as an Intraretinal Peripapillary Granuloma With Tractional Retinal Detachment. J Vitreoretin Dis, 6(2), 151–154. https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264211018303
Robbins, Cason B., Henry L. Feng, Wenlan Zhang, Sharon Fekrat, and Dilraj S. Grewal. “Mycobacterium chelonae Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Person Addicted to Intravenous Drugs Presenting as an Intraretinal Peripapillary Granuloma With Tractional Retinal Detachment.J Vitreoretin Dis 6, no. 2 (2022): 151–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264211018303.
Robbins, Cason B., et al. “Mycobacterium chelonae Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Person Addicted to Intravenous Drugs Presenting as an Intraretinal Peripapillary Granuloma With Tractional Retinal Detachment.J Vitreoretin Dis, vol. 6, no. 2, 2022, pp. 151–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/24741264211018303.

Published In

J Vitreoretin Dis

DOI

EISSN

2474-1272

Publication Date

2022

Volume

6

Issue

2

Start / End Page

151 / 154

Location

United States