Fungal endophthalmitis following intraocular lens implantation.
Endophthalmitis developed in a 61-year-pld man after an intraocular lens implantation. A whitish opacity developed, visual acuity decreased to light perception, and we enucleated the eye. Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom) Samson, a saphrophyte that has contaminated laboratory solutions, was cultured.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007909:Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity