| Title | Mycobacterium chelonae Canaliculitis Associated With SmartPlug Use. | | Author(s) | Fowler AM, Dutton JJ, Fowler WC, Gilligan P | | Institution | Departments of *Ophthalmology and †Microbiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. | | Source | Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 May/June; 24(3):241-243. | | Abstract | Mycobacterium chelonae is ubiquitous in the environment but is an uncommon cause of ocular and periocular infections. It is a pathogen that has been gaining increased attention in the ophthalmic literature because of the relatively large number of infections associated with laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis and other forms of refractive surgery. The authors present 3 patients who developed canaliculitis culture positive for M. chelonae more than a year after SmartPlug placement. These cases highlight some of the clinical scenarios that may be encountered in those who present with canaliculitis with a history of intracanalicular plug placement. Therapeutic considerations are also suggested. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18520851 |
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