Ocular involvement in children with candidemia
| Autor: | Sean P. Donahue, Robbin B. Sinatra, Eric Hein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Eye disease Endophthalmitis medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Child Fungemia Retrospective Studies business.industry Chorioretinitis Candidiasis Infant Newborn Infant Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Ophthalmology El Niño Child Preschool Pediatric ophthalmology Complication business Eye Infections Fungal |
| Zdroj: | American journal of ophthalmology. 135(6) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| Popis: | Purpose To evaluate ocular findings in hospitalized children with systemic Candida species infection. Design Retrospective review of inpatient hospital consultations. Methods Inpatient hospital consultations performed by a pediatric ophthalmology service over a 30-month period were reviewed. Results Of 600 consultations performed by the service, 30 were to rule out ocular findings in patients with suspected or known candida infection. No patients had ocular findings consistent with endophthalmitis or chorioretinitis. One patient had nonspecific findings of multisystem organ failure, and one had vascular findings secondary to elevated pulmonary venous pressures. Conclusions In contrast to the results of studies performed 10 to 15 years ago, ocular involvement is highly unusual in children with candidemia, but such consultations account for a substantial workload. Further attention to risk factors associated with ocular infection is warranted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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