Post operative fungal endopthalmitis due to Geotrichum candidum

Thein Myint; Matthew J. Dykhuizen; Carolyn H. McDonald; Julie A. Ribes

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.11.001

Post operative fungal endopthalmitis due to Geotrichum candidum

Thein Myint, Matthew J. Dykhuizen, Carolyn H. McDonald, Julie A. Ribes

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Abstract

Geotrichum species have been rarely reported as the cause of sepsis, disseminated infection in immunosuppressed patients. The patient we describe developed indolent endophthalmitis four months after her routine right eye cataract surgery. The intraoperative sample from right vitreous fluid grew Geotrichum candidum. The patient underwent vitrectomy, artificial lens explantation and intravitreal injection of amphotericin B followed by oral voriconazole. Despite these interventions, she underwent enucleation. This is the first published case of Geotrichum candidum endophthalmitis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-6
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.11.001
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

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© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.

Keywords

Endophthalmitis
Geotrichum candidum

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Infectious Diseases

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Post operative fungal endopthalmitis due to Geotrichum candidum

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