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Glomerella cingulata endophthalmitis

Nathan Gunasekaran, Kenneth R. Lee, Andrew W. Kam, Dominic McCall, Dale Waring, Season Yeung, Adrian T. Fung*

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Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of an exogenous endophthalmitis caused by the fungal species Glomerella cingulata. Observations: A 71-year-old male presented with an infectious keratitis that evolved into endophthalmitis. Combined cataract extraction and pars plana vitrectomy was performed and the vitreous specimen cultured Glomerella cingulata, a variant of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides fungal species. Despite early treatment with topical, systemic and intravitreal doses of both voriconazole and amphotericin B, the patient had a poor visual and anatomical outcome. Conclusions and Importance: Glomerella cingulata may rarely cause endophthalmitis with devastating visual outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101744
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Volume28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

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Keywords

  • Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Glomerella cingulata
  • Keratitis

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