1. Fungal Endogenous Endophthalmitis Secondary to Magnusiomyces capitatus
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Nestore Rota, Carla Danese, Francesca Menchini, Silvia Pignatto, Maddalena Peghin, Matteo Bassetti, and Paolo Lanzetta
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Fungal endogenous endophthalmitis ,Magnusiomyces capitatus ,Geotrichum capitatum ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
We report the case of a 68-year-old immunocompetent patient with a dilatation of the ascending aorta, intraluminal vegetations, and pseudoaneurysmatic bulging who presented with unilateral fungal endogenous endophthalmitis 8 days after coronary angiogram. The isolated pathogen resulted to be Magnusiomyces capitatus, a filamentous, yeast-like fungus that can be commonly found in normal human microflora, with an immunosuppression-related pathogenicity. A literature research revealed a single case of ophthalmic infection – a keratitis – caused by this pathogen. Furthermore, we add a review of mycotic endophthalmitis related to aortic infection.
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- 2019
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