Ocular sporotrichosis mimicking mucormycosis in a diabetic.
Primary sporotrichosis of the eye is very rare; most infections are limited to the conjunctiva or adnexa. We report a case of Sporothrix endophthalmitis associated with necrotizing ethmoid sinusitis developing in a young diabetic man with ketoacidosis. The infection clinically resembled rhino-ophthalmic mycormycosis. Cure followed evisceration and an abbreviated course (215 mg) of amphotericin B. Sporothrix must now be regarded as another fungal agent capable of causing primary rhino-ophthalmic infection similar to Mucor.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D000666:Amphotericin B