Glomerella cingulata endophthalmitis

Autor: Nathan Gunasekaran, Kenneth R. Lee, Andrew W. Kam, Dominic McCall, Dale Waring, Season Yeung, Adrian T. Fung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 101744- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101744
Popis: Purpose: To report a case of an exogenous endophthalmitis caused by the fungal species Glomerella cingulata. Observations: A 71-year-old male presented with an infectious keratitis that evolved into endophthalmitis. Combined cataract extraction and pars plana vitrectomy was performed and the vitreous specimen cultured Glomerella cingulata, a variant of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides fungal species. Despite early treatment with topical, systemic and intravitreal doses of both voriconazole and amphotericin B, the patient had a poor visual and anatomical outcome. Conclusions and Importance: Glomerella cingulata may rarely cause endophthalmitis with devastating visual outcomes.
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