Journal article
Chorioretinal nocardiosis.
- Horvath CE From *Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Inselspital, University Bern; and †Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie and ‡Institut für Infektionskrankheiten, Universität Bern, Switzerland.
- Brinkmann CK
- Ozdoba C
- Leib SL
- Wolf S
- Wolf-Schnurrbusch UE
- 2014-11-13
Published in:
- Retinal cases & brief reports. - 2009
English
PURPOSE
Description of ocular involvement in a case of disseminated nocardiosis.
METHODS
Case report of an immunosuppressed patient displaying a unilateral extramacular choroidal lesion presumed to be due to nocardia species. The patient received sulfonamide treatment for a culture-proven generalized nocardia infection.
RESULTS
During follow-up, demarcation, resolution, and secondary development of macular pucker with vitreoretinal traction and macular edema was observed. Visual acuity of the affected eye recovered from initially 20/100 to 20/32 at the end of follow-up.
CONCLUSION
Early and appropriate treatment of ocular endogenous nocardiosis can result in a favorable outcome.
Description of ocular involvement in a case of disseminated nocardiosis.
METHODS
Case report of an immunosuppressed patient displaying a unilateral extramacular choroidal lesion presumed to be due to nocardia species. The patient received sulfonamide treatment for a culture-proven generalized nocardia infection.
RESULTS
During follow-up, demarcation, resolution, and secondary development of macular pucker with vitreoretinal traction and macular edema was observed. Visual acuity of the affected eye recovered from initially 20/100 to 20/32 at the end of follow-up.
CONCLUSION
Early and appropriate treatment of ocular endogenous nocardiosis can result in a favorable outcome.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1097/ICB.0b013e31817376eb
- PMID 25389580
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/132049
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