title: Fungal endophthalmitis caused by Paecilomyces variotii, in an immunocompetent patient, following intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: We report the case of a 70-year-old man who was admitted for anterior endophthalmitis following an intraocular lens implantation. He had developed a fluffy growth resembling a fungal mass on the iris of the right eye. The mass was removed and sent for fungal studies to our department. Direct microscopy revealed hyphae. Further studies helped identify the fungus to belong to genus Paecilomyces. This is a rare case of fungal endophthalmitis caused by Paecilomyces variotii in an immunocompetent person.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore 575004, India.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Anita
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010143:Paecilomyces / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*