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. 1983 May;67(5):306–309. doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.5.306

Candida endophthalmitis in a heroin addict: a case report.

J F Salmon, B M Partridge, D J Spalton
PMCID: PMC1040048  PMID: 6601492

Abstract

Metastatic candida endophthalmitis presented as a unilateral panuveitis in an apparently healthy drug addict. Diagnosis was confirmed by vitrectomy. The eye made an excellent response to treatment with the new antifungal drug, ketoconazole, and 5-fluorocytosine. Problems raised in the diagnosis and management of this infection are discussed.

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