Fungal Endophthalmitis on Ocular Ultrasound: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection caused by numerous organisms from several possible sources. Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare subset of this pathology with limited diagnostics available. One of the few options to make this diagnosis is vitreous sampling, which is invasive, and results are not immediately available.

Case report

This case report describes the successful use of point-of-care ultrasound to visualize an intraocular fungal mass in a 60-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with two weeks of left eye pain and erythema approximately two months postoperative from a cataract extraction surgery.

Conclusion

Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare and challenging diagnosis. Methods of diagnosing this pathology are not re

SUBMITTER: Fender K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature