Intralenticular infections.
Antecedent trauma resulting in endophthalmitis is not uncommon. However, primary intralenticular infection is a rare occurrence. Primary intralenticular fungal infection has not been previously reported. The authors present two cases: one of Paecilomyces infection and the other of Staphylococcus epidermidis infection limited to the crystalline lens. Both cases illustrate a delay in diagnosis.
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Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia.
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Whitby
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Stallard
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D000328:Adult; D015817:Eye Infections; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses; D010143:Paecilomyces; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis