Treatment of Candida Chorioretinitis with Voriconazole.

Author: Gyu Jin JANG ¹ ; Ki Seok KIM ; Wan Shik SHIN ; Won Ki LEE
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1. Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. wklee@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Candidemia; Candida chorioretinitis; Voriconazole
MeSH: Antifungal Agents/*therapeutic use; Candidiasis/*drug therapy/microbiology; Chorioretinitis/*drug therapy/microbiology; Eye Infections, Fungal/*drug therapy/microbiology; Female; Fungemia/drug therapy; Humans; Middle Aged; Pyrimidines/*therapeutic use; Triazoles/*therapeutic use
From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2005;19(1):73-76
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A 63-year-old female with candidemia following necrotizing pancreatitis developed clinical signs of chorioretinitis and underwent the systemic administration of voriconazole, after which anterior chamber inflammation and multiple, white, fluffy, chorioretinal lesions, under 1mm in diameter, were gradually resolved and visual acuity improved. We report the first Korean case of candida chorioretinitis successfully treated with the systemic administration of voriconazole.