title: Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis in a healthy individual.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in a healthy individual without any predisposing factors is very uncommon. It can occur in intravenous drug abusers, where Aspergillus is more frequently isolated as the causative organism.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated an unusual case of culture-proven endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis who was immunocompetent and was not an intravenous drug user. The affected eye was successfully treated with repeated intravitreal, intracameral and intrastromal injections of amphotericin B and anterior chamber wash.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis can occur in healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Gaushala, Bagmati bridge, Kathmandu, Nepal. uveitis_tec@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mamandhar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bajracharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B