Misdiagnosis of endogenous Candida endophthalmitis: A case report
Journal Title: Eye Science (Yanke Xuebao) - Year 2020, Vol 35, Issue 1
Abstract
Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is easy to be misdiagnosed because it is quite rare and early clinical features resembling uveitis. A 48-year-old female patient was admitted to Wuhan Aier Eye Hospital Hankou Hospital, her first diagnosis was uveitis, and the posterior anterior chamber puncture was confirmed as endogenous Candida endophthalmitis.
Authors and Affiliations
Huilin LIU, Chao PAN, Jing LI, Jianhong CHENG
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