Cladophialophora bantiana orbital cellulitis after penetrating injury

A 75-year-old immunocompetent male presented with a right orbital cellulitis after a foreign body penetrating injury. He was taken for orbitotomy with foreign body removal and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Intra-operative cultures were positive for , a mold known for causing brain abscesses...

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Published inOrbit (Amsterdam) Vol. 43; no. 4; p. 495
Main Authors Ghanouni, Arian, Avila, Sarah A, de la Garza, Adam G, Sharfi, Duaa, Singiser, Heather, Stampfer, Samuel D, Lyon, 3rd, George Marshall, Babiker, Ahmed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.2024
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Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Ascomycota - isolation & purification
Eye Foreign Bodies - microbiology
Eye Foreign Bodies - surgery
Eye Infections, Fungal - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal - drug therapy
Eye Infections, Fungal - microbiology
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - microbiology
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - surgery
Humans
Male
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Orbital Cellulitis - diagnosis
Orbital Cellulitis - drug therapy
Orbital Cellulitis - etiology
Orbital Cellulitis - microbiology
Orbital Cellulitis - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Voriconazole - therapeutic use
orbital cellulitis
phaeohyphomycosis
Cladophialophora bantiana
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Summary:A 75-year-old immunocompetent male presented with a right orbital cellulitis after a foreign body penetrating injury. He was taken for orbitotomy with foreign body removal and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Intra-operative cultures were positive for , a mold known for causing brain abscesses with no prior reports of orbital invasion in the literature. Following culture results, the patient was managed with voriconazole and required multiple orbitotomies and washouts for infection control.
ISSN:1744-5108
DOI:10.1080/01676830.2023.2181976