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Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case Report
INTRODUCTION: Endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection caused by numerous organisms from several possible sources. Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare subset of this pathology with limited diagnostics available. One of the few options to make this diagnosis is vitreous sampling, which is invasiv...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8885216/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35226845 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.10.53797 |
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author | Fender, Kimberly Bautista, Merrick Patel, Hiten Ostro, Benjamin Boulger, Creagh |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection caused by numerous organisms from several possible sources. Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare subset of this pathology with limited diagnostics available. One of the few options to make this diagnosis is vitreous sampling, which is invasive, and results are not immediately available. CASE REPORT: This case report describes the successful use of point-of-care ultrasound to visualize an intraocular fungal mass in a 60-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with two weeks of left eye pain and erythema approximately two months postoperative from a cataract extraction surgery. CONCLUSION: Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare and challenging diagnosis. Methods of diagnosing this pathology are not readily available in the ED. Point-of-care ultrasound may be a useful adjunct for the prompt diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-88852162022-03-01 Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case Report Fender, Kimberly Bautista, Merrick Patel, Hiten Ostro, Benjamin Boulger, Creagh Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection caused by numerous organisms from several possible sources. Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare subset of this pathology with limited diagnostics available. One of the few options to make this diagnosis is vitreous sampling, which is invasive, and results are not immediately available. CASE REPORT: This case report describes the successful use of point-of-care ultrasound to visualize an intraocular fungal mass in a 60-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with two weeks of left eye pain and erythema approximately two months postoperative from a cataract extraction surgery. CONCLUSION: Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare and challenging diagnosis. Methods of diagnosing this pathology are not readily available in the ED. Point-of-care ultrasound may be a useful adjunct for the prompt diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8885216/ /pubmed/35226845 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.10.53797 Text en © 2022 Fender. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Case Report Fender, Kimberly Bautista, Merrick Patel, Hiten Ostro, Benjamin Boulger, Creagh Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case Report |
title | Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case
Report |
title_full | Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case
Report |
title_fullStr | Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case
Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case
Report |
title_short | Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case
Report |
title_sort | fungal endophthalmitis on ocular ultrasound: a case
report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8885216/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35226845 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.10.53797 |
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