Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis following COVID-19 infection with microbiological and molecular biological correlation - A report of two cases

This case report describes three eyes of two patients, who were diagnosed to have endogenous fungal endophthalmitis post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Both patients underwent vitrectomy with intravitreal anti-fungal injection. Intra-ocular samples confirmed the fungal etiology by co...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2023-05, Vol.71 (5), p.2272-2275
Main Authors: Mohan, Sashwanthi, Kandle, Kaustubh, Ganesan, Suganeswari, Prakash, V, Mistry, Suraj, Anand, A, Biswas, Jyotirmay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Case Reports
Case studies
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diagnosis
endogenous endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis - diagnosis
Endophthalmitis - drug therapy
Endophthalmitis - etiology
Eye Infections, Fungal - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal - drug therapy
Eye Infections, Fungal - etiology
fungus
Humans
Intravitreal Injections
Mycoses
Retrospective Studies
Risk factors
sars-cov- 2
Vitrectomy
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Summary:This case report describes three eyes of two patients, who were diagnosed to have endogenous fungal endophthalmitis post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Both patients underwent vitrectomy with intravitreal anti-fungal injection. Intra-ocular samples confirmed the fungal etiology by conventional microbiological investigations and polymerase chain reaction in both cases. The patients were treated with multiple intravitreal and oral anti-fungal agents; however, vision could not be salvaged.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2044_22