Strenotrophomonas maltophilia-related chronic dacryocystitis.
Dacryocystitis related to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is rare. We describe a case of Strenotrophomonas maltophilia-related chronic dacryocystitis with associated coagulase-negative Staphylococcus. Following external dacryocystorhinostomy without intraoperative or postoperative antibiotics, her discharge and lacrimal sac fullness resolved.
Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. marx@bcm.edu
Douglas P
DP
Marx
Peter T
PT
Chang
Kevin L
KL
Winthrop
D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000302:isolation & purification*