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Fungal endophthalmitis in a case of granulomatosis with polyangitis.
AlQahtani, Ghadah Mohammed S; AlSayed, Alaa Adher D; Gangadharan, Shiji; Adhi, Mohammad Idrees.
Affiliation
  • AlQahtani GMS; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlSayed AAD; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Gangadharan S; Department of Surgery-Division of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Adhi MI; Department of Surgery-Division of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Ophthalmol ; 32(3): 261-265, 2018.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30224896
A 70-year-old immuno-compromised man, due to multiple comorbidities, particularly granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA) and its related treatment, presented with generalized weakness, odynophagia and loss of taste sensation. After a complete evaluation, a diagnosis of right frontal lobe brain abscess was made. The patient then developed headache and sudden painful loss of vision in the right eye. Clinical examination revealed anterior chamber cells and flare, vitreous haze and cells, and hemorrhagic chorioretinitis with severe vasculitis in the right eye. Culture from the drained pus of the frontal brain abscess came positive for Aspergillus fumigatus. Incidental echocardiogram showed large vegetation in the mitral valve. Pars plana vitrectomy was done and a specimen was sent for culture that came positive for Aspergillus fumigatus. Although all the necessary medical and surgical interventions were timely carried out in the affected right eye, the patient's vision worsened due to retinal damage.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Saudi J Ophthalmol Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Saudi J Ophthalmol Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia