Pseudomonas pseudomallei in an anopthalmic orbit
J. J. Nussbaum, D. S. Hull and M. J. Carter
A 21-year old man sustained multiple facial fractures and skin lacerations
during an automobile accident, with resultant necrosis of the left upper
eyelid and exposure of the cornea. Bacterial and secondary fungal corneal
ulceration and perforation occurred, leading to enucleation. Cultures from
the noninfected anophthalmic orbit approximately eight weeks after
enucleation yielded Pseudomonas pseudomallei. This is the second isolate of
this domallei. This is the second isolate of this organism in the United
States and the first apparent association with the ocular adnexa.
