Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe

Abstract

Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment, and case reporting can clarify medical and epidemiologic aspects of listeriosis.

Keywords

• Disease outbreaks
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Endophthalmitis
• Eye infections
• Cucumis melo