Excellent outcome of Aspergillous endophthalmitis in a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
While invasive aspergillosis occurs typically in severely immunocompromised patients, cases of surgical site infections have been reported in immunocompetent individuals. The purpose is to report an eye with post-operative Aspergillus endophthalmitis, which achieved a good visual outcome following early and aggressive treatment. A young patient, known case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presented to us with post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis. He was treated with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconazole and systemic itraconazole. The patient regained a vision of 20/30 with follow up of 2 years.
Department of Ophthalmology, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Balbir
B
Khan
Ravi
R
Vohra
Rajwinder
R
Kaur
Sukhwinder
S
Singh
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
D000935:Antifungal Agents