Aspergillus endophthalmitis in orthotopic liver transplantation.
Indian J Med Sci
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2009 June; 63(6) 253-256
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in English
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| ID: sea-145415
ABSTRACT
In this report, we describe a patient with drug-induced liver failure who developed endogenous endophthalmitis after liver transplantation. Our patient's clinical course was so fulminant that the eye was lost in less than 1 month, without any response to therapy. Recognition of this infection is important because many patients die of disseminated Aspergillus infection, which may be detected early with bedside funduscopic examination by an ophthalmologist. Probably if the patient had referred to us earlier, it may have been possible to save the eye.
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Main subject:
Ophthalmoscopy
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Aspergillosis
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Aspergillus
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Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
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Transplantation, Homologous
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Humans
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Male
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Vancomycin
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Ceftazidime
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Amphotericin B
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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