Endogenous Candida albicans infection causing subretinal abscess

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Kaburaki, Toshikatsu ^a   Takamoto, Mitsuko ^a   Araki, Fumiyuki ^a   Fujino, Yujiro ^a   Nagahara, Miyuki ^a   Kawashima, Hidetoshi ^b   Numaga, Jiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Endogenous endophthalmitis; Liver transplantation; Subretinal abscess; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSPIRAMYCIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LEVOFLOXACIN; SILICONE OIL;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE LAVAGE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NECROSIS; RETINA TEAR; RETINITIS; SUBRETINAL ABSCESS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

ABSCESS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 77952243766     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9304-0     Document Type: Article

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