Open AccessAnterior chamber exudative mass due to Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent individual
Author(s) -
Sandeep Shankar,
Jyotirmay Biswas,
Lingam Gopal,
R Bagyalakshmi,
Lily Therese,
Nishikant Borse
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.31949
Subject(s) - scedosporium apiospermum , medicine , voriconazole , surgery , dermatology , antifungal
Endogenous intraocular infection of fungal etiology is extremely rare in an immunocompetent individual. Usually, an antecedent history of trauma, surgery, intravenous drug abuse or an immunocompromized state can be elicited. Scedosporium apiospermum is a known cause of keratomycosis after traumatic implantation and can cause fatal disseminated infection in immunocompromized patients. However, cases of S. apiospermum intraocular infection in immunocompetent individuals have been very rarely reported in literature. We report here a case of an anterior chamber exudative mass due to S. apiospermum in an immunocompetent individual which was managed successfully with anterior chamber wash and intravitreal injection of voriconazole.