Subretinal abscess due to Candida tropicalis in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia: Case report

AbstractA 54-year-old female patient with a history of acute myeloid leukaemia and receiving maintenance chemotherapy had a systemic relapse. She also had candidaemia caused by Candida tropicalis. Her blood cultures were negative after receiving antifungal treatment. Later, she had an ophthalmologic...

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Published in:Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English ed.) 2022-02, Vol.97 (2), p.100-103
Main Authors: Cruzado-Sánchez, D, Barrios-Borjas, D.A, Sapaico-Vicuña, A.R, Tellez, W.A, Holguín-Ruiz, A.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absceso subretinal
Abscess - diagnosis
Abscess - drug therapy
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Candida tropicalis
Candidemia
Female
Humans
Leucemia mieloide
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - drug therapy
Middle Aged
Myeloid leukemia
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Ophthalmology
Subretinal abscess
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Summary:AbstractA 54-year-old female patient with a history of acute myeloid leukaemia and receiving maintenance chemotherapy had a systemic relapse. She also had candidaemia caused by Candida tropicalis. Her blood cultures were negative after receiving antifungal treatment. Later, she had an ophthalmological assessment as part of the protocol, without ocular discomfort. In the fundoscopic examination, a whitish chorioretinal lesion was found in the left eye in relation to subretinal abscess, which correlated with retinal angiography and optical coherence tomography. The patient was treated with systemic antifungals with a favourable resolution of the lesion.
ISSN:2173-5794
2173-5794
DOI:10.1016/j.oftale.2020.12.017