Candida endophthalmitis in a heroin addict: a case report.
Metastatic candida endophthalmitis presented as a unilateral panuveitis in an apparently healthy drug addict. Diagnosis was confirmed by vitrectomy. The eye made an excellent response to treatment with the new antifungal drug, ketoconazole, and 5-fluorocytosine. Problems raised in the diagnosis and management of this infection are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology