Actinomycosis of eye: Forgotten but not uncommon

Neha Mehrotra; Ankita Baidya; Megha Brijwal; Rita Aggarwal; Rama Chaudhry

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.06.001

Actinomycosis of eye: Forgotten but not uncommon

Anaerobe. 2015 Oct;35(Pt B):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.06.001. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

Authors

Neha Mehrotra¹, Ankita Baidya², Megha Brijwal², Rita Aggarwal¹, Rama Chaudhry³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Opthalamology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26057988
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.06.001

Abstract

Actinomyces species are known to cause a variety of human infections. Ocular actinomycosis is a rare disease. We report an unusual case of bilateral actinomycotic blepharoconjunctivitis in the absence of canaliculitis that presented with forniceal masses in eye. The case report is discussed here along with Indian literature.

Keywords: Actinomyces israelii; Blepharoconjunctivitis; Canaliculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomyces / isolation & purification*
Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
Actinomycosis / microbiology
Actinomycosis / pathology*
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Cefazolin / administration & dosage
Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
Eye Diseases / microbiology
Eye Diseases / pathology*
Humans
Male
Ophthalmic Solutions / administration & dosage
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ophthalmic Solutions
Cefazolin