title: Ocular manifestations of candidemia in children.
abstract: Among 254 patients with candidemia who had a dilated retinal examination, 8 patients (3.2%) were diagnosed with ocular disease resulting in retinal detachment in 2 patients and globe rupture in 1 patient. This study found that ocular candidiasis is an uncommon but serious sight-threatening complication in pediatric patients with candidemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.forename: Priya A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Theoklis E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Zaoutis
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058387:Candidemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents