Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Shwu-Jiuan Sheu
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital,
386, Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung, 813
People's Republic of China
Case Report
Ocular Penicillium Infection Presenting as Combined Rhegmatogenous and Serous Retinal Detachment in an Immunocompetent Patient
Author(s): Shao-Jung Lee, Yao-Shen Chen, Chia-Jung Chen and Shwu-Jiuan SheuShao-Jung Lee, Yao-Shen Chen, Chia-Jung Chen and Shwu-Jiuan Sheu
Purpose: To report a rare case of ocular penicillium infection presenting as combined rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and serous retinal detachment in an immunocompetent patient. Methods: Case report. Results: A 44 year old male who had newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. He had intermittent blurred vision in his left eye for 2 years, but progressed in recent two and half months. He had cataract surgery in the left eye 2 months before visit. Initial examination showed visual acuity was 6/60, traced cell in anterior chamber and pseudophakia. Fundus examination revealed serous retinal detachment OS first, but Shafter sign developed 11 days later. He underwent pars plana vitrectomy plus scleral buckling immediately. The pathology of vitreous biopsy demonstrated the classical picture of Penicillium marneffei. Blood culture showed no fungemia. Under the impression of ocular Penicil.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000637