Kocuria rhizophila dacryocystitis: Report of a rare causative organism in a common clinical condition
A 3-year-old female child presented to us with complaints of watering in the left eye since birth, along with swelling near the medial canthus of the left eye for 1 week. External examination revealed a burst lacrimal sac abscess. The child underwent left eye probing with intubation. Cultures of the...
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Published in | TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 57 - 59 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
01.01.2022
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Summary: | A 3-year-old female child presented to us with complaints of watering in the left eye since birth, along with swelling near the medial canthus of the left eye for 1 week. External examination revealed a burst lacrimal sac abscess. The child underwent left eye probing with intubation. Cultures of the lacrimal sac contents revealed Kocuria rhizophila, a Gram-positive bacterium, as the primary pathogen. K. rhizophila was identified based on phenotypic characteristics and the VITEK-2 system. On follow-up visit, she had a recurrence of nasolacrimal duct obstruction with discharge from the left eye and subsequently underwent dacryocystorhinostomy. This study reports the first case K. rhizophila dacryocystitis, its clinicomicrobiological correlation, and management. |
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ISSN: | 2589-4528 2589-4536 2589-4528 |
DOI: | 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_113_21 |