Endogenous candida endophthalmitis. Report of two cases.
Two cases of endogenous endophthalmitis as a complication to spontaneous abortion, truly caused by candida albicans are presented. One patient received no antimycotic treatment. Endophthalmitis resulted in amaurosis in the affected eye, which had to be enucleated. The second patient was treated with intravenously administered amphotericin B and flucytocine, and was cured. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment is stressed.
Håskjold
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Eye Department, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
von der Lippe
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B
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*