Acute bilateral postoperative endophthalmitis in a HLA-DQ5-positive patient: possible susceptibility to infections.

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An unusual case of bilateral acute endophthalmitis in association with the HLA-DQ5 histocompatibility antigen is reported. A 35-year-old woman with high myopia and cataracts in both eyes underwent phacoemulsification procedures performed in separate sessions using different viscoelastic substances and following the same strict prophylactic measures. After each surgical procedure, she developed S. epidermidis...

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