Unilateral endogenous Candida endophthalmitis after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for a renal stone in an immunocompetent woman: a case report

Abstract Purpose To report a case of endogenous Candida endophthalmitis that may cause catastrophic sight-threatening outcomes, after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in a healthy woman. Case presentation A 32-year-old woman presented to the ophthalmology clinic with the symptom of blurr...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Shirvani, Shahla Hosseini, Merhrnoosh Maalhagh, Mehrdad Afarid, Ali Mirza-Khanlooi, Sahar Mohaghegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12348-019-0172-0