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Fusarium endophthalmitis in an intravenous drug abuser
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45219, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
We studied a case in which a patient had unilateral retinal infiltrates and a retinal vasculopathy resembling frosted branch angiitis. He later admitted to injecting cocaine intravenously.
Methods:
The patient underwent a pars plana vitrectomy and received intravitreal and intravenous amphotericin B.
Results:
The vitreous fluid grew Fusarium dimerium. There was rapid response to the treatment and full recovery of vision.
Conclusion:
Fusarium species should be considered as a potential pathogen in intravenous drug abusers with endogenous endophthalmitis and in patients with unilateral frosted branch angiitis.