Cocidioidomycosis with Necrotizing Granulomatous Conjunctivitis
作者:
Leo Maguire,
R. Campbell,
Randall Edson,
期刊:
Cornea
(OVID Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 6
页码: 539-542
ISSN:0277-3740
年代: 1994
出版商: OVID
关键词: Conjunctivitis;Coccidioidomycosis;Coccidioides immitis
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
A patient with a steroid-resistant conjunctival nodule developed severe necrotizing granulomatous conjunctivitis during aggressive treatment with topical, subconjunctival, and systemic steroids. Culture of the tissue yielded Coccidioides immitis. A cavitary lesion was noted on a chest radiograph, and the same organism was recovered from a lung biopsy specimen. The granulomatous conjunctivitis was controlled only after aggressive debridement of the affected area and months of treatment with topical amphotericin B and oral fluconazole. A review of the literature suggests that subclinical ocular involvement from pulmonary coccidioidomycosis may be more common than generally believed. Conditions that blunt the host immune response may lead to a higher incidence of clinically significant ocular involvement.
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