Aspergillus iris granuloma in a young male: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Manisha Agarwal,
Jyotirmay Biswas,
Umang Mathur,
MahenderSingh Sijwali,
A. K. Singh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.29504
Subject(s) - medicine , aspergillosis , aspergillus , aspergillus fumigatus , granuloma , intravenous drug , endophthalmitis , iris (biosensor) , granuloma formation , pathology , dermatology , immunology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virus , computer security , viral disease , computer science , biometrics
Endogenous aspergillosis is a rare occurrence. Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating infection usually associated with disseminated aspergillosis or with intravenous drug abuse. We report a case of an isolated Aspergillus iris granuloma in a young immunocompetent male patient with review of the literature.
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