title: Endogenous ocular nocardiosis: an interventional case report with a review of the literature.
abstract: We present an illustrative case of endogenous ocular Nocardia (EON) infection in a man with Hodgkin disease treated by chemotherapy who underwent aggressive vitreoretinal surgery for diagnosis and treatment of a subretinal abscess. Visual acuity recovered from hand movements to 20/25. We review the 38 reported cases of EON published between 1967 and 2007, describe the clinical presentation from a systemic and ocular point of view, examine which ocular procedures were successful in identifying the bacterium, and analyze ocular morbidity and the factors affecting successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Margherita E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Eschle-Meniconi
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guex-Crosier
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wolfensberger
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination