Title of article :
Delayed-onet, bleb-aociated endophthalmiti caued by lecythophora mutabili
Author/Authors :
Ingrid U. cott، نويسنده , , Vanea Cruz-Villega، نويسنده , , Harry W. Flynn Jr، نويسنده , , Darlene Miller، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
3
From page :
583
To page :
585
Abstract :
Purpoe To report delayed-onet, bleb-aociated endophthalmiti caued by Lecythophora mutabili. Deign Interventional cae report. Method Decription of an otherwie healthy woman who developed delayed-onet fungal endophthalmiti aociated with a preexiting filtering bleb. Reult A 57-year-old woman who underwent trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C in her left eye 8 year earlier preented with a 10-day hitory of pain and decreaed viion in her left eye. he underwent anterior chamber and vitreou tap and injection of intraocular antibiotic. Culture grew the mold Lecythophora mutabili. The patient underwent treatment with intraocular and ytemic antifungal agent, three par plana vitrectomie, partial iridectomy, and cryopexy to the bleb and angle tructure. Four month after her lat treatment, her left eye how no reidual infection, and viion correct to 20/80. Concluion Bleb-aociated endophthalmiti caued by L. mutabili i reitant to amphotericin B but reponive to intravitreal and ytemic voriconazole together with par plana vitrectomy, iridectomy, and cryopexy to the bleb and angle tructure.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number :
624740
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