MedicineInfectious DiseasesOphthalmologyMedical MicrobiologyOcular MicrobiologyOphthalmic SurgeryFungal Eye InfectionsFungal InfectionsPerinatal InfectionPostpartum InfectionCandida Ocular InfectionDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaDifferential Symptom DiagnosisInfectious Endophthalmitis TreatmentIntraocular Fungal InfectionIntravitreal Antifungal TherapyVitrectomy For Infection
Two patients experienced endogenous<i>Candida</i>endophthalmitis after childbirth. One case was successfully treated with vitrectomy and intravitreal injection of amphotericin B. Although rare,<i>Candida</i>endophthalmitis must be included in the differential diagnosis in the postpartum patient with visual symptoms. (<i>JAMA</i>243:1163-1165, 1980)