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  • Title: A SCLERAL BUCKLE INFECTION CAUSED BY CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES (FORMERLY PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES ) AN ATYPICAL, INDOLENT COURSE.
    Author: Yehezkeli V, Ayalon A, Naftali Ben Haim L, Rubowitz A.
    Journal: Retin Cases Brief Rep; 2024 Jul 01; 18(4):496-498. PubMed ID: 36996444.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report a case of atypical, indolent presentation of scleral buckle infection, caused by Cutibacterium acnes (formerly known as Propionibacterium acnes ). METHODS: Observational case report. RESULTS: A 44-year-old healthy woman with a history of scleral buckling procedure for retinal detachment repair 16 years before presentation was admitted with pain and redness in her left eye for 6 weeks. Conjunctival hyperemia and vascular congestion were noted over the scleral buckle in a circular manner without signs of exposure. After removal of the scleral buckle, culture analysis revealed C. acnes. Systemic amoxicillin was administrated. Over a six-month follow-up, the retina remained attached. CONCLUSION: Cutibacterium acnes , known to be associated with chronic postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, may also lead to scleral buckle infection with an indolent, chronic course.
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