title: Post-operative endophthalmitis due to Fusarium dimerum.
abstract: Fungal endophthalmitis is a destructive intraocular infection resulting in poor visual prognosis. Endophthalmitis due to Fusarium spp has the worst visual prognosis. We report a case of a 58-year-old female patient who underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in the right eye and presented two months after the surgery with fungal endophthalmitis. The aqueous humor culture grew Fusarium dimerum. The patient was treated with intravitreal and oral voriconazole and topical prednisolone. The patient experienced one episode of recurrence following by remarkable improvement. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Fusarium dimerum endophthalmitis.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India. drsadiakhan83@gmail.com
authors: Sadia
authors: S
authors: Khan
authors: Gopal S
authors: GS
authors: Pillai
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Vivek
authors: Kavitha
authors: K
authors: Dinesh
authors: P M Shamsul
authors: PM
authors: Karim
mesh_terms: D060433:Administration, Ophthalmic; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D011239:Prednisolone; D065819:Voriconazole