Endophthalmitis Secondary to Fish Tank Granuloma

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Jun 1;141(6):605-607. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.0955.

Authors

Xiaofei Chen¹, Xiaoying Pan¹, Jian Zhu², Tiecheng Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Senior Department of Ophthalmology, Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Department of Rheumatism and Immunology Department, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

PMID: 37079323
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.0955

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes an uncommon case of endophthalmitis secondary to fish tank granuloma.

MeSH terms

Animals
Endophthalmitis* / diagnosis
Endophthalmitis* / drug therapy
Endophthalmitis* / etiology
Granuloma / diagnosis
Granuloma / drug therapy
Granuloma / etiology
Humans
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / drug therapy

Supplementary concepts

Infection with Mycobacterium marinum