as an aetiological factor of the fulminant course of panophthalmitis.

Introduction: The role of fungi in infections in immunocompromised patients is a growing problem in both diagnosis and treatment. Candida species are the most common cause of fungal, endogenous endophthalmitis and infections of the cornea.

Case Study: A patient was admitted to hospital due to acute inflammation of the tissue of the left orbit, 1.