Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis 209, Bruxelles, Belgium
Case Report
Aspergillus Endophthalmitis in a Patient on Corticosteroid
Therapy: A Case Report
Author(s): Mohammed Cherkani Hassani*, S Hakami, P Eghbal Afsari, P Le Roux, D Lipski, E Motulsky, P Sabbe and K Nacima
The case study is regarding a 50-year-old patient who had been undergoing corticosteroid therapy for renal disease. The patient was referred to Erasme Hospital due to a significant and a progressive decline in visual acuity in his left eye and was hospitalized for the management of uveitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the uvea, which is the middle layer of the eye. Further investigations revealed a rare etiology i.e., Aspergillosis endophthalmitis. Endophthalmitis refers to inflammation within the eyeball, and in this case, it was associated with an infection caused by the fungus Aspergillus. Aspergillosis endophthalmitis is an infrequently reported clinical presentation in patients considered to be at risk of invasive aspergillosis. The association between corticosteroid use and the occurrence of aspergillosis endophthalmitis underscores the importance of co.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.24.15.968