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ATul Jain, MD; Peter Egbert, MD; Timothy J. McCulley, MD; Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD; Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(9):1286-1289.

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Scedosporium apiospermum is the asexual form of Pseudallescheria boydii, a ubiquitous saprophytic filamentous fungus.¹ Neutropenia predisposes patients to infection with this organism.² Endogenous endophthalmitis from S apiospermum is a rare but grave sequela.³

We present 3 cases of endogenous S apiospermum endophthalmitis and histopathologic findings.

Report of Cases

Case 1

A 59-year-old woman with pre–B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia developed neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count, <100 cells/mm³) and blurred vision in her left eye. She received intravenous piperacillin sodium–tazobactam sodium, amphotericin B, vancomycin hydrochloride, acyclovir sodium, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. Her vision deteriorated, and skin lesions appeared on the right arm and left hip. Results of peripheral blood and cutaneous and pulmonary biopsy cultures were negative.

Visual acuity was 20/20 OD and 20/400 OS, with central scotoma and pain in the left eye. There was vitritis with preretinal exudation . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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