title: Aspergillus iris granuloma in a young male: a case report with review of literature.
abstract: Endogenous aspergillosis is a rare occurrence. Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating infection usually associated with disseminated aspergillosis or with intravenous drug abuse. We report a case of an isolated Aspergillus iris granuloma in a young immunocompetent male patient with review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, 5027, Kedar Nath Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India. agarwalmannii@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Umang
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Mahender Singh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sijwali
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male