Delayed-onset post-operative keratitis and endophthalmitis caused by Exophiala oligosperma

Abstract

Abstract A case of delayed-onset post-cataract-surgery keratitis and endophthalmitis, caused by the melanin-producing fungus Exophiala oligosperma, is presented. The patient presented with an infection at the corneal side-port wound 5 months after an uneventful phacoemulsification surgery. Despite pars plana vitrectomy and combination antifungal treatment, the patient required an evisceration of the globe. Limited clinical information is available about the treatment of eye infections caused by this organism.

Keywords

• Fungal endophthalmitis
• Fungal keratitis
• Exophiala oligosperma
• Delayed-onset endophthalmitis