Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as Endophthalmitis in an Otherwise Asymptomatic Patient.

Authors

• Travis J Peck
• Michael J Ammar
• James P Dunn

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2021

Abstract

PURPOSE:

METHODS: A case report is presented.

RESULTS: A 66-year-old man on chemotherapy who presented with blurry vision without any extraocular symptoms was diagnosed with cryptococcal endophthalmitis and found to have underlying bloodstream and central nervous system infection on subsequent workup. He was treated with intravenous and intravitreal antifungals and remained systemically well, although a large subretinal mass lesion remained stable at 2-month follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: Cryptococcal endophthalmitis may be the initial presentation of disseminated cryptococcal disease. If vitreous cultures grow

Volume

5

Issue

4

First Page

354

Last Page

358

ISSN

2474-1272

Published In/Presented At

Peck, T. J., Ammar, M. J., & Dunn, J. P. (2020). Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as Endophthalmitis in an Otherwise Asymptomatic Patient. Journal of vitreoretinal diseases, 5(4), 354–358. https://doi.org/10.1177/2474126420971986

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

37007590

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article