[The treatment of candida-albicans-endophthalmitis (author's transl)].
A widespread septicaemia with candida albicans, which occurs most commonly after excessive therapy with antibiotics and steroids or after immunsuppressive therapy, may produce an endogenous endophthalmitis. We observed 7 such cases treated with 5-fluorocytosine (Ancotil, Roche). The treatment was successful in 5 cases. There were no serious side-effects observed from this drug.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002176:Candida albicans; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D003596:Cytosine; D005437:Flucytosine
Die Soorendophthalmitis und ihre Behandlung