Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2014)

Excellent outcome of Aspergillous endophthalmitis in a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

  • Balbir Khan,
  • Ravi Vohra,
  • Rajwinder Kaur,
  • Sukhwinder Singh,
  • Ashapritpal,
  • Vartika

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.125552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 3
pp. 352 – 354

Abstract

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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.

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