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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul 1;18(4):496-498.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001427.

A SCLERAL BUCKLE INFECTION CAUSED BY CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES (FORMERLY PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES ) AN ATYPICAL, INDOLENT COURSE

Veronika Yehezkeli  1   2 , Anfisa Ayalon  1   2 , Liron Naftali Ben Haim  1   2 , Alexander Rubowitz  1   2
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A SCLERAL BUCKLE INFECTION CAUSED BY CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES (FORMERLY PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES ) AN ATYPICAL, INDOLENT COURSE

Veronika Yehezkeli et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. .

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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