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Isolated Zygomycetes Endophthalmitis: A Case Report
Juliet Idiga1, Daniel B Rootman, Aaron Nagiel
1*Department of Opthalmology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; and †Department of Opthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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|May 17, 2014
Summary
This case study reports the first instance of isolated intraocular mucormycosis in a patient without prior ocular surgery. This rare fungal infection, typically seen in immunocompromised individuals, presented uniquely as isolated eye pain.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Mycology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Mucormycosis is a rare, severe fungal infection.
- It primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and those with diabetes.
- Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis is the most common clinical presentation.

