Sutureless wound infection by unusual acid-fast organisms

dc.contributor.author Jain, Vandana
dc.contributor.author Garg, Prashant
dc.contributor.author Sharma, Savitri
dc.contributor.author Vemuganti, Geeta K.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-27T04:10:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-27T04:10:46Z
dc.date.issued 2008-06-01
dc.description.abstract PURPOSE: To report infection of self-sealing wounds in cataract surgery by unusual acid-fast organisms. METHODS: Two patients who underwent phacoemulsification and developed corneal tunnel infection by acid-fast organisms were included. Both were managed with appropriate medical and surgical treatment modalities. RESULTS: Diagnosis was facilitated in the first case by diagnostic and therapeutic lamellar keratoplasty and in the second case by the analysis of scrapings obtained from the inner lip of the tunnel. Ziehl-Neilsen staining helped diagnosis of acid-fast bacteria and implementation of adequate therapy. Nonresponse to appropriate susceptibility-guided medical therapy in the second case was controlled by timely surgical keratectomy as a peripheral patch graft. CONCLUSIONS: Tunnel infection after phacoemulsification is a serious complication and can be caused by relatively uncommon acid-fast bacteria. Appropriate diagnostic work-up will help in the identification and institution of appropriate therapy. © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
dc.identifier.citation Cornea. v.27(5)
dc.identifier.issn 02773740
dc.identifier.uri 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318166efdf
dc.identifier.uri https://journals.lww.com/00003226-200806000-00021
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/6582
dc.subject Acid-fast bacteria
dc.subject Phacoemulsification
dc.subject Tunnel infection
dc.title Sutureless wound infection by unusual acid-fast organisms
dc.type Journal. Article
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