Cryptococcal endophthalmitis in a patient with malignancy: A case report and literature review

Cryptococcal endophthalmitis is a rare manifestation of cryptococcal infection, typically occurring in immunocompromised patients. In this case report, we present a 50-year-old female with advanced-stage lung cancer with multiple metastases presenting with blurred vision for 10 days. A diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy revealed <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> in the vitreous. She was treated with systemic amphotericin B and flucytosine, followed by fluconazole for consolidation and maintenance, along with intravitreal amphotericin B and voriconazole injections. Her visual acuity improved from counting fingers at 2 feet to 3/60, with a pinhole correction of 6/18 after 10 months of treatment.

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Medical Mycology Case Reports
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2025-04-23
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100703
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Fungal Infections and Studies
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Cryptococcal endophthalmitis in a patient with malignancy: A case report and literature review

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Cryptococcal endophthalmitis in a patient with malignancy: A case report and literature review

Rujipas Sirijatuphat, Kamonchanok Phaopraphat
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Abstract

Cryptococcal endophthalmitis is a rare manifestation of cryptococcal infection, typically occurring in immunocompromised patients. In this case report, we present a 50-year-old female with advanced-stage lung cancer with multiple metastases presenting with blurred vision for 10 days. A diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy revealed <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> in the vitreous. She was treated with systemic amphotericin B and flucytosine, followed by fluconazole for consolidation and maintenance, along with intravitreal amphotericin B and voriconazole injections. Her visual acuity improved from counting fingers at 2 feet to 3/60, with a pinhole correction of 6/18 after 10 months of treatment.

Medical Mycology Case ReportsVol. 48
Siriraj Hospital (TH), Mahidol University (TH)
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
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