Successfully treated candida endophthalmitis in a child
Haning, H.A.; Johnston, R.; Touloukian, R.; Margolis, C.Z.
Pediatrics 51(6): 1027-1031
1973
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 4196988 Document Number: 67486
A 12-yr-old boy with ulcerative colitis developed persistent fever following colectomy and protracted medical management including central hyperalimentation. Candida sepsis, meningitis, and endophthalmitis were diagnosed on the basis of the eye lesions and early cultures of C. albicans in blood and urine, and the child was treated with amphotericin B. The neurological signs cleared and visual activity improved dramatically.