From: Mycobacterium haemophilum scleritis: two case reports and review of literature
No.[ref] | Age/ sex | Underlying disease | Diagnosis | Exposure to topical steroids | Onset (wk) | Medications | Duration of medications | Surgery | Outcome | |
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Systemic | Topical | |||||||||
1 [8] | 55/ M | GVHDa, DM | Dry eye, FK, conjunctival mass | No | 8 | Moxifloxacin, clarithromycin, valacyclovir, clindamycin | Preservative-free lubricants, N-acetylcysteine 4 times a day | Not reported | Conjunctival biopsy | Cured |
2 [5] | 66/ M | Post cardiac transplantationa | Endophthalmitis | Yes | N/A | Azithromycin, gatifloxacin, doxycycline, rifabutinb | 10 months | Vitrectomy, Enucleation | Failed | |
3 [9] | 9/ F | Healthy | Dacryocystitis | No | N/A | Clarithromycin, rifampicin | None | Not reported | Extensive excision | Cured |
4 [6] | 66/ M | DM, HT, DLP, post multiple glaucoma surgeries | Endophthalmitis | Yes | 16 | Azithromycin, doxycycline, rifampicin | Levofloxacin | 12 months | Vitrectomy | Phthisis bulbi |
5 [7] | 65/ F | DM | Scleritis and keratitis | N/A | N/A | Imipenem, clarithromycin, levofloxacin, rifampin, linezolidb | 4 months | Enucleation | Failed | |
6 (case 1) | 52 /F | Rheumatoid arthritisa | Scleritis | Yes | 4 | Rifampicin, clarithromycin, ciprofloxacin, amikacin | Moxifloxacin, amikacin, azithromycin | 1.5 months | Debridement | Cured |
7 (case 2) | 32/ M | Healthy | Scleritis and keratitis | Yes | 5 | Rifampin, clarithromycin, amikacin, moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin, amikacin, azithromycin | 12 months | Debridement, multiple PKs | Cured |