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CORNEA
Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages 730-731Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000126322.13143.7b
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Cryprococcus albidus; AIDS; scleral ulceration
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Purpose: To describe a case of a scleral ulceration caused by Cryptococcus albidus in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Design: Interventional case report. A 16-year-old girl with AIDS was admitted to the hospital with a 1-week history of cough, fever, and sudden onset of a painless scleral lesion on her left eye. Culture of the lesion revealed the fungus Crypotococcus albidus. Results: The patient was treated with topical amphotericin B and systemic itraconazole, and she recovered fully over 4 weeks without sequelae. Conclusion: Cryptococcus albidus rarely causes disease in humans. It should be considered as a potential cause of ocular and systemic disease in patients with AIDS.
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