Abstract

To report a case of necrotizing nocardial scleritis treated with surgical debridement and topical polyvinyl alcohol iodine (PAI) and antibiotics. A 78-year-old man underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in the left eye. He had an uncomplicated postoperative course for 2 months but then developed infectious scleritis. The patient received intensive antibiotics treatments; however, the lesion did not respond. Because of the poor response, Nocardia infection was suspected, and the lesion was repeatedly scraped and the patient was treated with systemic trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX, 800 mg/day) and topical PAI (0.033%, 4 times/day). Cultures of the scrapings grew Nocardia. The treatment led to a complete resolution of the infection. Necrotizing nocardial scleritis can be treated by surgical debridement and systemic TMP-SMX and topical PAI.

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