[Vitrectomy in the treatment of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis in a patient after renal transplantation].
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.
Oficjalska-Młyńczak
Jolanta
J
Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki we Wrocławiu.
Turno-Krecicka
Anna
A
Muzyka-Woźniak
Maria
M
Teklak
Dorota
D
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*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole