Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger
Fungal endophthalmitis is rare but may complicate glaucoma drainage device surgery. Management is challenging as the symptoms and signs may be subtle at initial presentation and the visual prognosis is usually poor due to its resistant nature to treatment. At present there is lesser experience with...
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| author | Nurul-Laila Salim Yaakub Azhany Zaidah Abdul Rahman Roziawati Yusof Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini |
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| description | Fungal endophthalmitis is rare but may complicate glaucoma drainage device surgery. Management is challenging as the symptoms and signs may be subtle at initial presentation and the visual prognosis is usually poor due to its resistant nature to treatment. At present there is lesser experience with intravitreal injection of voriconazole as compared to Amphotericin B. We present a case of successfully treated Aspergillus endophthalmitis following Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device implantation with intravitreal and topical voriconazole. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f35cc6a047d4fc0bbceb5c8ea890a342025-02-03T01:05:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/249419249419Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus nigerNurul-Laila Salim0Yaakub Azhany1Zaidah Abdul Rahman2Roziawati Yusof3Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini4Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaFungal endophthalmitis is rare but may complicate glaucoma drainage device surgery. Management is challenging as the symptoms and signs may be subtle at initial presentation and the visual prognosis is usually poor due to its resistant nature to treatment. At present there is lesser experience with intravitreal injection of voriconazole as compared to Amphotericin B. We present a case of successfully treated Aspergillus endophthalmitis following Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device implantation with intravitreal and topical voriconazole.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/249419 |
| spellingShingle | Nurul-Laila Salim Yaakub Azhany Zaidah Abdul Rahman Roziawati Yusof Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger |
| title_full | Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger |
| title_fullStr | Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger |
| title_short | Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger |
| title_sort | infected baerveldt glaucoma drainage device by aspergillus niger |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/249419 |
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