Candida Endophthalmitis

Incidence and clinical characteristics of ocular infections after heart transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

“…Transplant recipients are at risk for metastatic fungal intraocular infection because of their immunosuppressed status and because of the large number of invasive vascular procedures performed (13). One patient had fungal endophthalmitis due to a donor‐acquired infection manifesting relatively early post‐transplant .…”

“…One patient had fungal endophthalmitis due to a donor‐acquired infection manifesting relatively early post‐transplant . Aspergillus endophthalmitis has been previously reported in solid organ transplant recipients (4, 14, 15), as has Candida albicans endophthalmitis (13). Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare cause of Aspergillus infection mostly seen in immunocompromised patients (15).…”

Uncommon ophthalmologic disorders in intensive care unit patients

“…Candida albicans is the most virulent yeast species responsible for this condition [2,[5][6][7]. Other pathogenic candida species include Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida glabrata [8].…”

“…Such lesions have other etiologies other than candidemia, including vascular nonperfusion, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, anemia, collagen vascular disorders, lymphoproliferative states, and hematogenously disseminated infections such as bacterial endocarditis, which are seen frequently among critically ill patients [4,5,12]. Less commonly, anterior uveitis, papillitis, scleritis, or panophthalmitis may be present [7,10,17].…”