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ArticleCornea2025

Idiopathic Fusarium Sclerouveitis: A Case Report.

Akaanksh Shetty, Drew Baeza, Guillermo Amescua, Anat Galor

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4 authors.

Akaanksh ShettyMiami Veterans Affairs Hospital, Miami, FL; and.
Drew BaezaMiami Veterans Affairs Hospital, Miami, FL; and.
Guillermo AmescuaBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL.
Anat GalorMiami Veterans Affairs Hospital, Miami, FL; and.ORCID 0000-0002-3026-6155

Funding

Shared Equipment ModuleP30EY014801 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Victor L Perez · 2004 to 2026
$12.2M
Differentiation of Clinical Phenotypes of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Ocular Pain Conditions with Morphologic Measures and Functional Brain ImagingU01EY034686 · NEI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Eric Alan Moulton · 2022 to 2026
$4.7M
Defining bacterial members of the ocular surface microbiome and assessing stability over timeU24EY035102 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GALOR, ANAT, ST LEGER, ANTHONY J · 2023 to 2025
$3.3M
Tear protein biomarkers of refractive surgery painR33EY032468 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AICHER, SUE A, GALOR, ANAT · 2023 to 2025
$2.9M
Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Office of Research and Development BX004893BLRD VA I01 BX004893Clinical Science Research and Development CX002633CSRD VA I01 CX002015CSRD VA I01 CX002633NEI NIH HHS EY034686NEI NIH HHS P30 EY014801NEI NIH HHS R33 EY032468NEI NIH HHS R33EY032468NEI NIH HHS U01 EY034686NEI NIH HHS U24 EY035102NEI NIH HHS U24EY035102NIH Clinical Center P30EY014801Rehabilitation Research and Development Service RX003883Research to Prevent Blindness GR004596-1RRD VA I21 RX003883U.S. Department of Defense W81XWH-20-1-0579U.S. Department of Defense W81XWH-20-1-0820U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CX002015
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Abstract

purposeTo report a successfully managed case of idiopathic Fusarium sclerouveitis in a healthy patient with no identifiable risk factors.

methodsWe describe a case of a 79-year-old man who presented with right-sided eye, facial, and head pain. Initial examination revealed temporal scleral thinning, inflammation, and anterior chamber cell/flare. Cultures were positive for Fusarium species.

resultsThe patient was treated with sub-Tenon amphotericin, intrascleral voriconazole, surgical debridement, Rose Bengal photodynamic therapy, systemic voriconazole and posaconazole, and topical natamycin. The infection resolved and the patient's visual acuity improved to 20/40.

conclusionsFusarium sclerouveitis can occur without clear risk factors. This case highlights the importance of an aggressive, multimodal treatment approach for successful management.

Indexed as

Eye Infections, FungalFusariosisFusariumScleritisUveitisAgedAntifungal AgentsDebridementHumansMalePhotochemotherapyTriazolesVisual AcuityVoriconazoleAntifungal AgentsposaconazoleTriazolesVoriconazole

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PMID39208343
PMCPMC13397081

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