Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Jul 17:22:14-17. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.07.007. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Abstract

A 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/µL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of Candida infection was suspected and a urine culture identified Candida spp, despite being asymptomatic for genitourinary candidiasis. He was subsequently treated with good outcome (max. 75 words).

Keywords: Candida keratitis; Fungal keratitis; Genitourinary candidiasis; HIV; Uganda.

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