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Eye for an eye: near-fatal outcome of fungal infection in a young, diabetic girl [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2018 In this report, we describe the case of a young, diabetic girl with ketoacidosis who suffered sudden loss of vision of the right eye. The loss of vision was caused by an invasive rhino-orbital-cerebral fungal infection (mucormycosis) with extensive periorbital thrombosis.
Vos, Fedja I. +3 more
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Imaging features of rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A study of 43 patients
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2018 Background: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by saprophytic fungi seen almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients.The objective of this study was to describe the imaging findings in patients with rhinocerebral ...
Jacob Therakathu +5 more
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Fungal panophthalmitis presenting as severe posterior scleritis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report a highly unusual and fulminant case of infectious fungal panophthalmitis that initially presented as angle closure in the setting of posterior scleritis, culminating in the loss of the affected eye.
Lynn W. Sun +2 more
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Ophthalmic infections caused by Aspergillus nidulans: A case series and short review of literature [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2021 Background and Purpose: Although Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus are more commonly implicated with ocular infections; there are some saprophytic species, such as Aspergillus nidulans (A.
Prachala Rathod +3 more
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Immunity to pathogenic fungi in the eye
Seminars in Immunology, 2023 Fusarium, Aspergillus and Candida are important fungal pathogens that cause visual impairment and blindness in the USA and worldwide. This review will summarize the epidemiology and clinical features of corneal infections and discuss the immune and ...
Serena Abbondante +6 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 We present two ICU-hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) presenting with endogenous endophthalmitis in one eye and variable manifestations of chorioretinitis in the fellow eye.
Alaa E Fayed +2 more
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Antibiotics, 2023 Fungi represent a very important cause of microbial eye infections, especially in tropical and developing countries, as they could cause sight-threating disease, such as keratitis and ocular candidiasis, resulting in irreversible vision loss.
F. Petrillo +7 more
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Conidiobolus, a hitherto unidentified pathogen in microbial keratitis
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Fungal infections are a significantly increasing cause of ocular and systemic morbidity; the vast majority of cases being ascribed to a handful of species. Fungal keratitis, unlike systemic infections, usually occur in immunocompetent individuals. Rarely,
Anita Raghavan +3 more
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Optimal Design of Novel Microemulsions-Based Two-Layered Dissolving Microneedles for Delivering Fluconazole in Treatment of Fungal Eye Infection [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2022 The optimal design of novel microneedles (MNs) for the ocular delivery system is necessary and useful for improving the effectiveness of medication. The objective of this study was to design and develop the optimal fluconazole (FLUZ)-microemulsions (MEs)-loaded two-layered dissolving MNs as a potential treatment for fungal eye infection.
Phuvamin Suriyaamporn +3 more
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Challenges in the Polyene- and Azole-Based Pharmacotherapy of Ocular Fungal Infections
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2019 Polyenes and azoles constitute 2 major drug classes in the antifungal armamentarium used to treat fungal infections of the eye such as fungal keratitis, endophthalmitis, conjunctivitis, and blepharitis.
P. Lakhani, A. Patil, S. Majumdar
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