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ArticleTurkish journal of ophthalmology2024

Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by

Mustafa Kayabaşı, Ziya Ayhan, Banu Lebe, Ayşe Aydan Özkütük, Meltem Söylev Bajin, Arzu Nazlı, Eyüp Sabri Uçan, Aziz Karaoğlu, Ali Osman Saatci

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Article in Turkish journal of ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mustafa KayabaşıMuş State Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Muş, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0003-2059-0696
Ziya AyhanDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-4385-2196
Banu LebeDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0003-2520-2664
Ayşe Aydan ÖzkütükDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-1710-2287
Meltem Söylev BajinDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-8052-9558
Arzu NazlıDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-8859-6432
Eyüp Sabri UçanDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-7341-654X
Aziz KaraoğluDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Oncology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-5500-156X
Ali Osman SaatciDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-6848-7239

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with a history of lung cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and coronavirus disease 2019 infection experienced visual deterioration of two-weeks’ duration in his right eye. There was multifocal, yellowish-white retinitis foci, vascular engorgement, and scattered intraretinal hemorrhages extending from posterior pole to retinal periphery in the right eye, whereas the left eye was normal. Intravitreal vancomycin, ceftazidime, clindamycin, and dexamethasone were given for endogenous endophthalmitis initially. Vitreous culture confirmed the presence of Aspergillus lentulus, and he was treated with intravitreal amphotericin-B and voriconazole injections together with systemic amphotericin-B, voriconazole, posaconazole, and micafungin therapy. During follow-up, vitreoretinal surgery was performed because of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, and he received one additional cycle of chemotherapy due to recurrence of the cancer. Although the retina was attached, enucleation was eventually required due to painful red eye. Atypical squamous cells beneath the neurosensory retina suggesting metastasis were noted on histopathological examination. Timely ocular examination is crucial for any immunocompromised patient having ocular symptoms. High level of suspicion for a fungal etiology is a must in these patients.

Indexed as

AspergillosisAspergillusEndophthalmitisEye Infections, FungalImmunocompromised HostLung NeoplasmsAgedAntifungal AgentsCOVID-19HumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleSARS-CoV-2Vitreous BodyAntifungal AgentsAspergillus lentulusCOVID-19 infectionendogenous endophthalmitisimmunosuppressionretinitis

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PMID38860516
PMCPMC11589312

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