1.
Am J Med Qual
; 32(4): 458, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28573868
2.
Case Rep Neurol
; 8(2): 151-5, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27504092
RESUMO
Chronic meningitis and ventriculitis are defined as inflammatory pleocytoses in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and ependyma that persists for at least 1 month without spontaneous resolution. Because the CSF communicates directly with the posterior compartments of the eye, fungal infections in the brain often cause secondary ophthalmologic complications. We report a 23-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with progressive severe headaches associated with insidious monocular vision loss. After extensive workup and a multidisciplinary team effort, the patient was diagnosed with ventriculitis and endogenous endopthalmitis. The etiology is suspected to be due to brown heroin use with secondary disseminated Candida albicans.