Abstract
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Case report
Diagnostic challenges in presumably endogeneous fungal endophthalmitis
- Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Medycznego we Wrocławiu
Online publish date: 2017/11/29
Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a vision-threatening condition. Fungi are responsible for most cases of endogenous endophtalmitis, with intravenous catheters, bladder catheters, parenteral nutrition, abdominal surgery, long-term use of steroids and antibiotics, as well as immunosuppressive therapy known as its predisposing factors. Three cases of endogenous endophthalmitis in patients with predisposing factors.
Keywords
endogenous endophtalmitis, fungal eye infection, Candida albicans
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