Acute Endogenous Endophthalmitis Due toBartonella henselae | Zendy

Debra A. Goldstein | Zendy; Lars Mouritsen | Zendy; Steven Friedlander | Zendy; Howard H. Tessler | Zendy; Deepak P. Edward | Zendy

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Acute Endogenous Endophthalmitis Due toBartonella henselae

Author(s) -

Debra A. Goldstein,

Lars Mouritsen,

Steven Friedlander,

Howard H. Tessler,

Deepak P. Edward

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/321884

Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , vitrectomy , bartonella , medicine , cat scratch disease , doxycycline , endophthalmitis , uveitis , polymerase chain reaction , bartonellosis , hypopyon , ophthalmology , pathology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , visual acuity , antibiotics , disease , serology , biology , antibody , biochemistry , gene

A 45-year-old man presented with progressively worsening vitreitis of 1 week's duration. Treatment for cat-scratch disease 3 years prior to presentation and persistent vitreitis led to vitrectomy, and analysis of the vitrectomy specimen revealed inflammatory cells and necrotic debris; polymerase-chain-reaction analysis of the vitreous fluid sample, done by use of a novel heminested protocol, demonstrated the presence of Bartonella henselae DNA. Treatment with doxycycline led to improvement in the intraocular inflammation but resulted in a poor visual outcome.

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