Spontaneous resolution of endogenous Candida endophthalmitis complicating intravenous hyperalimentation.
Untreated patients with endogenous Candida endophthalmitis who have not died of disseminated disease have required enucleation. A 57-year-old woman had endogenous Candida endophthalmitis developing subsequent to catheter sepsis during hyperalimentation, in which no antimycotic therapy was employed. The endophthalmitis resolved, and good visual acuity was preserved.
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000209:etiology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity