Abstract
To report an unusual case of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis due to Candida dubliniensis. Interventional case report of a 27-year-old immunocompetent male with loss of vision, dense vitritis, and chorioretinal infiltrates, who underwent a diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy. Microbiology cultures obtained by a diagnostic vitrectomy were positive for the growth of C. dubliniensis. This infectious process was then appropriately treated with intravitreal amphotericin B and systemic fluconazole with resolution of the endophthalmitis. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a condition that can masquerade other more common causes of endophthalmitis. Atypical cases of endophthalmitis may benefit from diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy for prompt diagnosis and treatment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-45 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2012 |
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Keywords
- Candida dubliniensis
- Diagnostic vitrectomy
- Endophthalmitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis : First case in North America. / Espinosa-Heidmann, Diego G.; McMillan, Brian D.; Lasala, P. Rocco; Stanley, Jonathan; Larzo, Cristoforo R.
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AB - To report an unusual case of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis due to Candida dubliniensis. Interventional case report of a 27-year-old immunocompetent male with loss of vision, dense vitritis, and chorioretinal infiltrates, who underwent a diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy. Microbiology cultures obtained by a diagnostic vitrectomy were positive for the growth of C. dubliniensis. This infectious process was then appropriately treated with intravitreal amphotericin B and systemic fluconazole with resolution of the endophthalmitis. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a condition that can masquerade other more common causes of endophthalmitis. Atypical cases of endophthalmitis may benefit from diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy for prompt diagnosis and treatment.
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