Dear Editor,We report a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Candida albicans in a patient with chronic renal failure concomitant hemodialysis.A 71-year-old man with a history of hypertension and 2-year c...Dear Editor,We report a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Candida albicans in a patient with chronic renal failure concomitant hemodialysis.A 71-year-old man with a history of hypertension and 2-year chronic renal failure on hemodialysis via a native arteriovenous fistula(AVF)was presented to the local hospital due to fever 3wk ago.No pathogens were detected through blood culture on admission,and his fever gradually subsided with intravenous ceftriaxone sodium.After a week of fever,he experienced progressive blurred vision in both eyes,accompanied by pain and headaches.Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)of the brain revealed sinusitis.He had not undergone any previous eye surgeries or trauma.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82171072)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515010921).
文摘Dear Editor,We report a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Candida albicans in a patient with chronic renal failure concomitant hemodialysis.A 71-year-old man with a history of hypertension and 2-year chronic renal failure on hemodialysis via a native arteriovenous fistula(AVF)was presented to the local hospital due to fever 3wk ago.No pathogens were detected through blood culture on admission,and his fever gradually subsided with intravenous ceftriaxone sodium.After a week of fever,he experienced progressive blurred vision in both eyes,accompanied by pain and headaches.Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)of the brain revealed sinusitis.He had not undergone any previous eye surgeries or trauma.
