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S S Feman1, P Pritchett, K Johns
1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-2540.
Abstract:
We identified and treated a solid, growing fungal tumor mass in a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis. Although the most commonly reported intraocular lesions from disseminated histoplasmosis are areas of inactive chorioretinal scars or areas of localized subretinal neovascular membrane formation, a focus of active fungal growth needs to be ruled out in all such cases. When a solid tumor mass is identified, the most effective way of preserving vision is with systemic antifungal therapy.
