title: [Macular infarction after intravitreal injection of amikacin: case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of a patient who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens and presented endophthalmitis on the second postoperative day. She was treated with intravitreal injection of amikacin, vancomycin and dexamethasone. After resolution of the infection the patient presented macular infarction and important loss of visual acuity due to amikacin toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Clínica de Olhos do Pará, e Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG. lucianaalmeida@realizanet.com.br
authors.forename: Luciana Negrão Frota de
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Miguel Gustavo Rosa da Rocha
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Canêdo
authors.forename: Rafael Negrão Frota de
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Edmundo Frota de
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Almeida Sobrinho
authors.forename: Márcio Bittar
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Nehemy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D000583:Amikacin