BILATERAL SIMULTANEOUS ENDOGENOUS ASPERGILLUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

摘要

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent patient.Methods: We report a young immunocompetent 26-year-old Indian woman who presented with bilateral simultaneous endogenous endophthalmitis and was managed with pars plana vitreous surgery in both the eyes.Results: Smear examination of the vitrectomy specimen from the left eye identified septate hyphae with acute-angle branching, which on culture showed growth of Aspergillus fumigatus. A detailed systemic evaluation failed to reveal any systemic focus or predisposing factor for fungal infection. The patient had received an intravenous dextrose infusion 2 weeks before this episode while being treated at a rural hospital for malarial infection. During follow-up, she developed bilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment requiring revised pars plana vitreous surgery with silicon oil tamponade.Conclusion: An immunocompetent patient can present with bilateral simultaneous endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis after receiving an intravenous infusion of presumably contaminated dextrose solution.