Open AccessExcellent outcome of Aspergillous endophthalmitis in a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Author(s) -
Balbir Khan,
Ravi Vohra,
Rajwinder Kaur,
Sukhwinder Singh,
Ashapritpal,
Vartika
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.125552
Subject(s) - medicine , voriconazole , vitrectomy , endophthalmitis , pars plana , itraconazole , allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis , aspergillosis , aspergillus fumigatus , dermatology , surgery , ophthalmology , visual acuity , antifungal , immunoglobulin e , immunology , antibody
While invasive aspergillosis occurs typically in severely immunocompromised patients, cases of surgical site infections have been reported in immunocompetent individuals. The purpose is to report an eye with post-operative Aspergillus endophthalmitis, which achieved a good visual outcome following early and aggressive treatment. A young patient, known case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presented to us with post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis. He was treated with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal voriconazole and systemic itraconazole. The patient regained a vision of 20/30 with follow up of 2 years.