Intravitreal voriconazole for the treatment of endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis. 2006

Michal Kramer, and Mordechai R Kramer, and Hannah Blau, and Jihad Bishara, and Ruth Axer-Siegel, and Dov Weinberger
Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel. umkramer@netvision.net.il

OBJECTIVE To describe the first use of intravitreal voriconazole in a human eye for the treatment of Aspergillus endophthalmitis. METHODS Interventional case report. METHODS A 22-year-old woman receiving immunosuppressive agents 5 weeks after lung transplantation who presented with blurred vision and redness in the right eye. METHODS Intravitreal injection of voriconazole (100 microg/0.1 ml) with pars plana vitrectomy, given after isolation of A. terreus in the vitreous sample. Previous treatment modalities, including vitrectomy with repeated intravitreal amphotericin B and systemic voriconazole, failed to prevent deterioration. METHODS Visual acuity (VA) and ocular inflammation. RESULTS Significant improvement was observed in VA (to 6/15) and in ocular inflammatory reaction. The patient recovered with no evidence of systemic fungal infection. CONCLUSIONS Intravitreal voriconazole may be used as an adjunct to systemic treatment in patients with Aspergillus endophthalmitis. Further clinical studies are needed to determine how often this approach can safely treat this condition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007166 Immunosuppressive Agents Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging. Immunosuppressant,Immunosuppressive Agent,Immunosuppressants,Agent, Immunosuppressive,Agents, Immunosuppressive
D007267 Injections Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe. Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D009877 Endophthalmitis Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye frequently associated with an infection. Ophthalmia,Infectious Endophthalmitis,Endophthalmitides,Endophthalmitides, Infectious,Endophthalmitis, Infectious,Infectious Endophthalmitides,Ophthalmias
D009894 Opportunistic Infections An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression. Infection, Opportunistic,Infections, Opportunistic,Opportunistic Infection
D011743 Pyrimidines A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (CYTOSINE; THYMINE; and URACIL) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000935 Antifungal Agents Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues. Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics
D001228 Aspergillosis Infections with fungi of the genus ASPERGILLUS. Aspergillus Infection,Aspergilloses,Aspergillus Infections,Infection, Aspergillus,Infections, Aspergillus

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