title: [Vitrectomy in the treatment of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis in a patient after renal transplantation].
abstract: The authors present a case of fungal endophthalmitis in the immunosuppressed patient after renal transplantation. The treatment comprised pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade, peribulbar injections of Fungizone and intravenous Diflucan. Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties in endogenous endophthalmitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oficjalska-Młyńczak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turno-Krecicka
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muzyka-Woźniak
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teklak
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole