Endogenous Aspergillus Uveitis Following Heart Surgery

Histological examination of an eye with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis treated with oral voriconazole: a case report

“…In general it is associated with a disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, although it can be an isolated finding [35]. Aspergillus endophthalmitis has been reported following antibiotic administration [18], surgical procedures [5], in parenteral drug abusers [6,11,38] and in patients with malignancy (lymphoma and leukaemia) [14,28]. However, the main risk group are individuals who received immunosuppressive agents or transplant recipients [3,9,13,26].…”

“…The extensive invasion of retinal and choroidal vessels by hyphae leads to involvement of the posterior pole. In the absence of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment [4,6,10,11], this ocular disorder usually results in blindness [5,6,35] and/ or enucleation [14,18,26]. Therefore early treatment of Aspergillus endophthalmitis has become very important.…”

Histological examination of an eye with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis treated with oral voriconazole: a case report

“…In general it is associated with a disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, although it can be an isolated finding [35]. Aspergillus endophthalmitis has been reported following antibiotic administration [18], surgical procedures [5], in parenteral drug abusers [6,11,38] and in patients with malignancy (lymphoma and leukaemia) [14,28]. However, the main risk group are individuals who received immunosuppressive agents or transplant recipients [3,9,13,26].…”

“…The extensive invasion of retinal and choroidal vessels by hyphae leads to involvement of the posterior pole. In the absence of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment [4,6,10,11], this ocular disorder usually results in blindness [5,6,35] and/ or enucleation [14,18,26]. Therefore early treatment of Aspergillus endophthalmitis has become very important.…”

Post-operative aspergillosis

“…summarises some clinical details for 124 patients with Aspergillus endocarditis or aortitis following heart surgery [4,8–91]. The median age of these patients was 43.5 (range 0.8–71) years.…”

Histological examination of an eye with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis treated with oral voriconazole: a case report

“…In general it is associated with a disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, although it can be an isolated finding [35]. Aspergillus endophthalmitis has been reported following antibiotic administration [18], surgical procedures [5], in parenteral drug abusers [6,11,38] and in patients with malignancy (lymphoma and leukaemia) [14,28]. However, the main risk group are individuals who received immunosuppressive agents or transplant recipients [3,9,13,26].…”

“…The extensive invasion of retinal and choroidal vessels by hyphae leads to involvement of the posterior pole. In the absence of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment [4,6,10,11], this ocular disorder usually results in blindness [5,6,35] and/ or enucleation [14,18,26]. Therefore early treatment of Aspergillus endophthalmitis has become very important.…”

Post-operative aspergillosis

“…summarises some clinical details for 124 patients with Aspergillus endocarditis or aortitis following heart surgery [4,8–91]. The median age of these patients was 43.5 (range 0.8–71) years.…”

Histological examination of an eye with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis treated with oral voriconazole: a case report

“…In general it is associated with a disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, although it can be an isolated finding [35]. Aspergillus endophthalmitis has been reported following antibiotic administration [18], surgical procedures [5], in parenteral drug abusers [6,11,38] and in patients with malignancy (lymphoma and leukaemia) [14,28]. However, the main risk group are individuals who received immunosuppressive agents or transplant recipients [3,9,13,26].…”

“…The extensive invasion of retinal and choroidal vessels by hyphae leads to involvement of the posterior pole. In the absence of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment [4,6,10,11], this ocular disorder usually results in blindness [5,6,35] and/ or enucleation [14,18,26]. Therefore early treatment of Aspergillus endophthalmitis has become very important.…”

Post-operative aspergillosis

“…summarises some clinical details for 124 patients with Aspergillus endocarditis or aortitis following heart surgery [4,8–91]. The median age of these patients was 43.5 (range 0.8–71) years.…”