Treatment of candida chorioretinitis with voriconazole.
A 63-year-old female with candidemia following necrotizing pancreatitis developed clinical signs of chorioretinitis and underwent the systemic administration of voriconazole, after which anterior chamber inflammation and multiple, white, fluffy, chorioretinal lesions, under 1mm in diameter, were gradually resolved and visual acuity improved. We report the first Korean case of candida chorioretinitis successfully treated with the systemic administration of voriconazole.
Jang
Gyu Jin
GJ
Department of Ophthalmology, St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Ki Seok
KS
Shin
Wan Shik
WS
Lee
Won Ki
WK
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole