Nocardia canaliculitis presenting as pouted punctum.

Salman Asghar; Abid Mahmood; Mehreen Ali Khan

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Nocardia canaliculitis presenting as pouted punctum.

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Salman Asghar Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Gujranwala Cantt, Pakistan

Abid Mahmood Department of Pathology, PNS SHIFA, Karachi, Pakistan

Mehreen Ali Khan Armed Forces Institute of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

A rare case of culture-positive Nocardia canaliculitis is reported that presented with a history of chronic conjunctivitis and epiphora for the last 1.4 years, refractory to multiple treatment courses. Chronic conjunctivitis and a pouted punctum were observed in the right lower eyelid. Probing and sac syringing was performed. The “Sulfur granules” were expressed and subjected to various microbiological analyses. Nocardia sp was grown on culture. The patient was successfully managed with surgical removal of concretions and topical/systemic antibiotics.

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Page(s) 55-57

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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Year: 2008

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