Scopulariopsis fungal endophthalmitis after cataract surgery requiring enucleation
Sunny Qin, Rajiv E Shah, Tal J Rubinstein, Preeti Parekh, Kristen S Godwin · 2026
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Description
Sunny Qin, Rajiv Shah, Tal Rubinstein, Preeti Parekh, and Kristen Godwin report a rare and grim eye infection in this 2026 case report. A seventy-four-year-old woman with a weakened immune system developed a chronic infection inside the eye three months after cataract surgery in Africa. The culprit was a fungus, Scopulariopsis, a mold seldom seen in this role.
Cultures showed a mixed infection, and the fungus resisted the standard azole drugs while staying open to one other agent. The team threw everything at it: surgery to clear the eye's gel, antifungal drugs by vein and by injection into the eye. The eye still shrank and stayed painful, and it had to be removed. Tissue study found fungal threads alive after three months of heavy treatment. The authors stress early recognition and honest counsel.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sunny Qin, Rajiv E Shah, Tal J Rubinstein, Preeti Parekh, Kristen S Godwin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |