Endogenous fungal retinitis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia manifesting as uveitis and optic nerve lesion

Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Dec;120(12):1754-6.

Authors

Alice Song¹, Sander R Dubovy, Audina M Berrocal, Timothy Murray

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016880, Miami, FL 33101, USA.

PMID: 12470157

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Eye Enucleation
Eye Infections, Fungal* / diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal* / microbiology
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Orbital Implants
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
Prednisolone / analogs & derivatives*
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Retinitis / diagnosis
Retinitis / microbiology*
Uveitis, Anterior / diagnosis
Uveitis, Anterior / etiology*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Glucocorticoids
prednisolone acetate
Prednisolone