J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1997 Dec;38(12):2223-2227.
A Case of Acinetobacter Infection of Eye Lid
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- 1Department of Opthalmology, School of medicine, Korea University.
Abstract
- A cystic mass of lid is occasionally diagnosed as a sebaceous cyst. But 20% of the clinically diagnosed sebaceous gland cystic mass wasbenign tumors or inflammations. So final diagnosis of cystic mass was often made by histologic examination. Acinetobacter species are gram negative, anaerobic rods and mainly cause nosocomial infection. Most species are resistant to antibiotics so that careful selection of antibiotics is needed. We experienced a 12 year-old girl who had a palapable and tender mass on the right upper lid similar to sebaceous cyst. The mass was confirmed as a acinetobacter abscess. The authors present a case of acinetobacter infection of the upper lid that was treated with excision and antibiotics.
