Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine (Jan 2024)

Progression of Sclerouveitis to Endogenous Fusarium Endophthalmitis

  • Sairi Zhang,
  • J. Anthony Chacko,
  • Riley N. Sanders,
  • Eric R. Rosenbaum,
  • Philip W. Dockery,
  • Ahmed B. Sallam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5549818
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2024

Abstract

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Conclusion: Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients, and oral corticosteroid therapy for such patients should be used with caution as it can worsen an infection. In cases of fusarial endophthalmitis, visual prognosis is poor.