title: [Endogenous endophthalmitis by Aspergillus in a patient with multiple myeloma.].
abstract: A 40-year-old man who had been treated for multiple myeloma, complained of decreased visual acuity of the left eye on the 30th day of admission. The nucleotide sequences of a fungal PCR product from vitreous fluid showed 99% homology with Aspergillus fumigatus (AY373851). Aspergillus spp. was isolated from vitreous fluid culture, also. Rapid diagnosis and intervention are critical elements for the Aspergillus endophthalmitis; therefore, it would be helpful to combine the fungal PCR with conventional fungus culture for clinically indicated specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. deyong@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Youn Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chang Ki
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyukmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyong Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: Jun Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Dongeun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Kyungwon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee