Pathologic findings in late endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery. 2000

A D Beck, and H E Grossniklaus, and B Hubbard, and D Saperstein, and C L Haupert, and C E Margo
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

OBJECTIVE To report the clinicopathologic features of four eyes enucleated for late-onset bleb-related endophthalmitis. METHODS Retrospective case series. METHODS Four enucleated eyes. METHODS The clinical and histopathologic features of four patients who underwent enucleation for late-onset endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery were reviewed. RESULTS The eyes were enucleated for endophthalmitis one to five years after trabeculectomy. Two of the four eyes had trabeculectomy with adjunctive mitomycin-C. All four eyes had streptococci cultured from the aqueous and/or vitreous. Common pathologic features included inflammation involving the anterior segment, lens and choroid. One eye exhibited focal granulomatous uveitis. CONCLUSIONS Late-onset endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery is often due to streptococcal species and rapidly progresses over a few days. Phacoanaphylaxis with associated granulomatous uveitis may contribute to the poor prognosis in this setting.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009877 Endophthalmitis Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye frequently associated with an infection. Ophthalmia,Infectious Endophthalmitis,Endophthalmitides,Endophthalmitides, Infectious,Endophthalmitis, Infectious,Infectious Endophthalmitides,Ophthalmias
D005260 Female Females
D005902 Glaucoma, Open-Angle Glaucoma in which the angle of the anterior chamber is open and the trabecular meshwork does not encroach on the base of the iris. Glaucoma Simplex,Glaucoma, Pigmentary,Glaucoma, Simple,Open-Angle Glaucoma,Chronic Primary Open Angle Glaucoma,Glaucoma, Compensated,Glaucoma, Compensative,Glaucoma, Open Angle,Glaucoma, Primary Open Angle,Glaucoma, Secondary Open Angle,Primary Open Angle Glaucoma,Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma,Compensated Glaucoma,Compensative Glaucoma,Open Angle Glaucoma,Open Angle Glaucomas,Open-Angle Glaucomas,Pigmentary Glaucoma,Simple Glaucoma,Simplex, Glaucoma,Simplices, Glaucoma
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001082 Aqueous Humor The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea and the crystalline lens. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p319) Aqueous Flare,Intraocular Fluid,Aqueous Flares,Aqueous Humors,Flare, Aqueous,Fluid, Intraocular,Fluids, Intraocular,Humor, Aqueous,Humors, Aqueous,Intraocular Fluids
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013290 Streptococcal Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS. Group A Strep Infection,Group A Streptococcal Infection,Group A Streptococcal Infections,Group B Strep Infection,Group B Streptococcal Infection,Group B Streptococcal Infections,Infections, Streptococcal,Infection, Streptococcal,Streptococcal Infection

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