Abstract
ABSTRACT Nocardia is a rare cause of ocular infections and most commonly occurs secondary to trauma. Systemic Nocardiosis may have ocular involvement in rare cases. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis with orbital apex involvement and endophthalmitis in an immunocompromised patient. The patient presented with respiratory sepsis, and later developed complete ptosis and ophthalmoplegia in the left eye. This was on the background of treatment with high-dose prednisolone. Magnetic resonance imaging showed enhancement of the entire clivus, extending into the left orbital apex and cavernous sinus. The patient was initially treated empirically for CNS tuberculosis. Bronchoscopic cultures returned positive for Nocardia farcinica, and the patient was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and weaned off previous corticosteroids.
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