Bacterial endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty suture removal.
A case of bacterial endophthalmitis following suture removal after penetrating keratoplasty is presented. The sutures were removed 10 months postoperatively, and the endophthalmitis became apparent 2 days following suture removal. The patient was chronically immunosuppressed and was found to have a chronic dacryocystitis, which was felt to be the source of the bacterial infection.
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000150:complications; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures