Case reports
Candida endophthalmitis: an unusual complication of prolonged
intravenous access
M Vose, S Beatty, S J Charles
Manchester Royal
Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
Correspondence to: Mr Vose
Submitted 27
March 2000;
Accepted 11 July 2000
A 16 year old boy awaiting a defunctioning colostomy for
Crohn's disease complained of reduced vision in his left eye. Four weeks previously candida had been isolated from his central line used
for parenteral feeds. Fundal examination of the left eye revealed a
macular abscess with a classic "string of pearls" appearance of
multiple vitreous abscesses. This was treated with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal antifungal therapy. Microbiological studies
confirmed a diagnosis of candida endophthalmitis.
Keywords: candida; endophthalmitis; intravitreal
© 2001 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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