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Table 1 Summary of the reported cases of Mycobacterium haemophilum ocular infection

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

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

  1. a = on immunosuppressants, b = the mode of application was not stated, DLP Dyslipidemia, DM Diabetes mellitus, FK Filamentary keratopathy, GVHD Graft-versus-host disease, HT Hypertension, N/A Data not available, PK Penetrating keratoplasty