Granulicatella Adiacens as an Unusual Cause of Microbial Keratitis and Endophthalmitis: A Case Series and Literature Review.

PURPOSE: To report two cases of microbial keratitis and/or endophthalmitis involving Granulicatella adiacens. METHODS: Case series. RESULTS: 24-year-old female with a history of Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and Candida parapsilosis keratitis presented with a geographic epithelial defect and infiltrate in the left eye. Cultures were positive for HSV-1 and G. adiacens. Keratitis resolved with topical vancomycin and oral valacyclovir. A 65-year-old female with a history of type II diabetes and failed therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty presented with inferior corneal graft haze and vitreous inflammation of the right eye. Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy were performed, and the corneal button returned positive for G. adiacens. The patient was treated with topical and intravitreal vancomycin as well as topical and systemic steroids. CONCLUSIONS: These cases expand the literature on G. adiacens keratitis and endophthalmitis and corroborate the role of steroid use and prior surgery as paramount risk factors.

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Author Victor Perez Ophthalmology, Corneal Diseases