Non-Pathogenic Aspergillus oryzae Acute Exogenous Endophthalmitis after Penetrating Keratoplasty: The First Case Report in the Literature
Luigi Mosca,
Laura Guccione,
Maria Emanuela Toro
et al.
Abstract:The authors report a singular case of post-operative exogenous fungal endophthalmitis caused by a non-pathogenic fungal agent: Aspergillus oryzae. A 75-year-old Caucasian woman with post-penetrating keratoplasty fungal endophthalmitis due to a nonpathogenic A. oryzae, resistant to the current azoles anti-fungal agents, was treated with subtotal vitrectomy, intravitreal injection, and systemic voriconazole therapy. Complete resolution of the endophthalmitis occurred after two subsequent intravitreal injections … Show more
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