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Nitipong Permpalung1,2, Navaporn Worasilchai1, Kasama Manothummetha1
1Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract:
Ocular pythiosis is the second most common form of human pythiosis, and the rates of evisceration/enucleation in Thailand are 55-79%. This prospective study was conducted to evaluate treatment outcomes of the combination therapy protocol and the potential use of serum (1→3)-β-glucan (BG) and Pythium insidiosum-specific antibody (Pi-Ab) as an aid to diagnosis and monitoring of ocular pythiosis. Thirty patients were enrolled in the study and 14 (non-globe salvage) required evisceration/enucleation. The globe salvage group was significantly younger, and first ocular surgeries were performed significantly sooner than in the non-globe salvage group. Serum BG and Pi-Ab levels were similar among the 2 groups over time. In vitro susceptibility testing of antifungal agents revealed relatively high minimum inhibitory concentrations and lack of synergistic effect. Serum BG and Pi-Ab would not be useful in diagnosis and monitoring of ocular pythiosis. Until effective antimicrobial agents are discovered, ocular surgeries are still the mainstay therapy in Thailand.
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