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Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision

AIM: The purpose of this study is to report a case of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum with a favorable outcome and review previously reported cases, their treatment regimens and outcomes. METHODS: An 83-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, no other immunocompromising ris...

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Autores principales: Belenitsky, Monika Paroder, Liu, Catherine, Tsui, Irena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22370908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12348-012-0063-0
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author Belenitsky, Monika Paroder
Liu, Catherine
Tsui, Irena
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description AIM: The purpose of this study is to report a case of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum with a favorable outcome and review previously reported cases, their treatment regimens and outcomes. METHODS: An 83-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, no other immunocompromising risk factors, and a history of S. apiospermum endopthalmitis in the left eye developed endopthalmitis in the right eye. Within 72 h of presentation, he was treated with a pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconozole. RESULTS: Vitreous cultures confirmed S. apiospermum. The patient responded to treatment, with a favorable outcome and full recovery of vision. CONCLUSIONS: Recognition of S. apiospermum endopthalmitis and appropriate early intervention with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconozole can lead to a favorable outcome with restoration of visual acuity.
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spelling pubmed-34383032012-09-17 Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision Belenitsky, Monika Paroder Liu, Catherine Tsui, Irena J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect Brief Report AIM: The purpose of this study is to report a case of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum with a favorable outcome and review previously reported cases, their treatment regimens and outcomes. METHODS: An 83-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, no other immunocompromising risk factors, and a history of S. apiospermum endopthalmitis in the left eye developed endopthalmitis in the right eye. Within 72 h of presentation, he was treated with a pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconozole. RESULTS: Vitreous cultures confirmed S. apiospermum. The patient responded to treatment, with a favorable outcome and full recovery of vision. CONCLUSIONS: Recognition of S. apiospermum endopthalmitis and appropriate early intervention with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconozole can lead to a favorable outcome with restoration of visual acuity. Springer-Verlag 2012-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC3438303/ /pubmed/22370908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12348-012-0063-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2012 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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Belenitsky, Monika Paroder
Liu, Catherine
Tsui, Irena
Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title_full Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title_fullStr Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title_full_unstemmed Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title_short Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
title_sort scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision
topic Brief Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22370908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12348-012-0063-0
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