Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda

Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda

A 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/µL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of...

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Main Authors: Simon Arunga, Teddy Kwaga, Astrid Leck, Victor H. Hu, Matthew J. Burton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300915
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spelling doaj-b07f06debe074edebdf4190bf5ff8b882020-11-25T04:00:34ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392018-12-01221417Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in UgandaSimon Arunga0Teddy Kwaga1Astrid Leck2Victor H. Hu3Matthew J. Burton4Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Corresponding author at: Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O Box 1410, Mbarara, UgandaInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKA 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/µL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of Candida infection was suspected and a urine culture identified Candida spp, despite being asymptomatic for genitourinary candidiasis. He was subsequently treated with good outcome (max. 75 words) Keywords: Fungal keratitis, Candida keratitis, Genitourinary candidiasis, HIV, Ugandahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300915
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author Simon Arunga
Teddy Kwaga
Astrid Leck
Victor H. Hu
Matthew J. Burton
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Teddy Kwaga
Astrid Leck
Victor H. Hu
Matthew J. Burton
Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Victor H. Hu
Matthew J. Burton
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title Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
title_short Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
title_full Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
title_fullStr Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
title_sort bilateral candida keratitis in an hiv patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in uganda
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
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publishDate 2018-12-01
description A 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/µL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of Candida infection was suspected and a urine culture identified Candida spp, despite being asymptomatic for genitourinary candidiasis. He was subsequently treated with good outcome (max. 75 words) Keywords: Fungal keratitis, Candida keratitis, Genitourinary candidiasis, HIV, Uganda
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