Post-traumatic fungal endophthalmitis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei.
Fungal endophthalmitis caused by dematiacious fungi is an uncommon occurrence. We report a case of fungal endophthalmitis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei following penetrating injury. This is a previously unreported etiologic agent in endophthalmitis. The infection was treated with intravitreal and intravenous amphotericin B in combination with oral 5-fluorocytosine. Although the organism was eradicated, vision was lost due to total retinal detachment.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology