BILATERAL CANDIDA-PARAPSILOSIS ENDOPHTHALMITIS

Authors
WONG VKW TASMAN W EAGLE RC RODRIGUEZ A
Citation
Vkw. Wong et al., BILATERAL CANDIDA-PARAPSILOSIS ENDOPHTHALMITIS, Archives of ophthalmology, 115(5), 1997, pp. 670-672
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Archives of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039950
Volume
115
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
670 - 672
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9950(1997)115:5<670:BCE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We describe a patient with bilateral, delayed endophthalmitis who unde rwent bilateral pars plana vitrectomy, total capsulectomy, intraocular lens exchange, intravitreal injection of amphotericin B, and oral flu conazole therapy. The longterm inflammation resolved, and vitreous cul tures from both eyes yielded Candida parapsilosis. Histopathologic exa mination revealed sequestered yeast forms in the capsular bags.