Treatment of two postoperative endophthalmitis cases due to Aspergillus flavus and Scopulariopsis spp. with local and systemic antifungal therapy.
BACKGROUND
Endophthalmitis is the inflammatory response to invasion of the eye with bacteria or fungi. The incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery varies between 0.072-0.13 percent. Treatment of endophthalmitis with fungal etiology is difficult.


METHODS
Case 1: A 71-year old male diabetic patient developed postoperative endophthalmitis due to Aspergillus flavus. The patient was treated with topical amphotericin B ophthalmic solution, intravenous (IV) liposomal amphotericin-B and caspofungin following vitrectomy. Case 2: A 72-year old male cachectic patient developed postoperative endophthalmitis due to Scopulariopsis spp. The patient was treated with topical and IV voriconazole and caspofungin.


CONCLUSIONS
Aspergillus spp. are responsible of postoperative fungal endophthalmitis. Endophthalmitis caused by Scopulariopsis spp. is a very rare condition. The two cases were successfully treated with local and systemic antifungal therapy.
The Hospital of Dumlupinar University, Department of Ophthalmology, Kutahya, Turkey. sayimeaydin@mynet.com <sayimeaydin@mynet.com>
Sayime
S
Aydin
Bulent
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Ertugrul
Berna
B
Gultekin
Guliz
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Uyar
Erkin
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Kir
D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000187:drug effects*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077336:Caspofungin; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D055666:Lipopeptides; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014821:Vitrectomy; D065819:Voriconazole
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D055666:Lipopeptides; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D000666:Amphotericin B; D000077336:Caspofungin; D065819:Voriconazole