title: Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis after induced abortion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report two young healthy women who developed endogenous Candida endophthalmitis after undergoing surgically induced abortion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In two eyes of two patients, a diagnosis of Candida endophthalmitis was established by typical fundus appearance, positive vaginal culture, and, in one case, positive vitreous culture. After vitrectomy and intravitreal amphotericin B injection, one eye of one patient had a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200, whereas one eye of one patient, who had systemic corticosteroid treatment before the correct diagnosis, developed recurrent retinal detachment and a best-corrected visual acuity of counting fingers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Induced abortion may cause endogenous Candida endophthalmitis in young healthy pregnant women. Systemic corticosteroid treatment may increase the risk of endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, Republic of China. sjchen@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B