Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
A 51-year-old man presented with chronic postcataract extraction inflammation and underwent vitrectomy, partial capsulectomy, and intravitreal antibiotic injections, followed by explantation of the intraocular lens and capsule.


RESULTS
A capsular hypopyon in the absence of an anterior chamber hypopyon was noted. Cultures of the vitreous and capsule revealed Staphylococcus hominis, a coagulase-negative gram-positive organism.


CONCLUSIONS
We are unaware of previous reports of endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus hominis, and could find none in a computerized search using MEDLINE. This case adds Staphylococcus hominis to the list of causative organisms in chronic endophthalmitis and illustrates the rare finding of a capsular hypopyon.
Iyer
Mohan N
MN
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, USA. Miyer@bcm.tmc.edu
Wirostko
William J
WJ
Kim
Steve H
SH
Simons
Kenneth B
KB
D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000382:microbiology*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D041181:Staphylococcus hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
D014640:Vancomycin; D000583:Amikacin