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Revista mexicana de oftalmología
On-line version ISSN 2604-1227Print version ISSN 0187-4519
Abstract
FERNANDEZ-MONTALVO, Lorena; IBANEZ-FLORES, Nuria; CIFUENTES-CANOREA, Pilar and MENDOZA-GARCIA, Brenda C.. Infection by Serratia marcescens in porous orbital implant. Rev. mex. oftalmol [online]. 2019, vol.93, n.4, pp.200-202. Epub Aug 06, 2021. ISSN 2604-1227. https://doi.org/10.24875/rmo.m18000024.
Case report:
We report a case of a patient who underwent left eye evisceration and porous polyethylene implant insertion after a traffic accident 3 years before. He developed recurrent implant exposition. Conjunctival swab culture showed growth of Serratia marcescens, a bacillus associated with nosocomial infections, especially in pediatric intensive care units, but rare in adults
Discussion:
Implant infection should be suspected when there is persistent discharge and conjunctival dehiscence after implant insertion. Therefore, all patients with an implant exposure must undergo a culture for infection detection. When even appropriate antibiotics cannot control the infection, the implant must be removed.
Keywords : Eye evisceration; Orbital implants; Complications; Infection; Anophthalmic socket; Serratia marcescens.
