Purpureocillium lilacinum-related endophthalmitis: case report.

Purpose: To report a case of Purpureocillium lilacinum endophthalmitis.

Methods: The case of a fungal endophthalmitis caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum documented in an immunocompetent patient with no apparent trigger.

Results: A 64-year-old male with a two-month history of panuveitis in his left eye was referred to our hospital.

Familial Mediterranean Fever-Associated Retinal Vasculitis: A Rare Manifestation Successfully Managed with IL-1 Pathway Inhibitors.

Purpose: To investigate the rare manifestation of retinal vasculitis in Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and its correlation with specific gene mutations, particularly the MEFV gene, with a focus on the severity of phenotypes and systemic vasculitis.

Methods: A case report of a 45-year-old Armenian patient with FMF history and dual mutations (M680I and M694V) was analyzed. Clinical assessments, including ocular examinations, were conducted at various stages of the disease.

Multiresistant Candida Endophthalmitis Treated with Intravitreal Caspofungin: A Case Report.

Background: endophthalmitis is a severe complication of candidemia. Currently, the recommended treatment of fungal endophthalmitis is a combination of intravitreal and systemic antifungal drugs, and in some cases vitrectomy is also required. Intravitreal therapies that are commonly used are amphotericin B and voriconazole, although recently the use of intravitreal caspofungin has been described in a few case reports.

Fundus flavimaculatus-like in myotonic dystrophy: a case report.

Background: Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and myotonia. It is a multisystemic disorder that affects different parts of the body, including the eye. Dysfunction of ocular muscles, ptosis and cataract are the most common ophthalmologic manifestations, but it can also present with pigmentary changes in the retina.