title: Successful treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus endophthalmitis with voriconazole.
abstract: Paecilomyces lilacinus is a rare cause of endophthalmitis and there are few reports of it in the literature. Herein we report a patient with P. lilacinus endophthalmitis who was treated with the new triazole, voriconazole, for 4 months, with a good clinical evolution. This treatment appears to be a valuable new therapeutic option but requires further clinical confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland. jorge.garbino@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garbino
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ondrusova
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baglivo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: Kathum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bouchuiguir-Wafa
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rohner
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baligvo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010143:Paecilomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole