Detection of < b > < i > Candida < /i > < /b > Endophthalmitis in a Newborn Using Handheld Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

In a newborn with candidemia, two retinal lesions were seen without external inflammatory signs or reaction in the anterior chamber or vitreous. However, handheld spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (HH SD-OCT) images show that one of the retinal lesions had a “firework display” projecting to the vitreous that was not identified in indirect ophthalmoscopy. This finding suggested aCandida endophthalmitis. HH SD-OCT findings allowed us to make an accurate diagnosis and, therefore, modified the decision-making process in the treatment of the pathology.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018;9:439 –443
Source: Case Reports in Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research