Postoperative Late-Onset Endophthalmitis Caused by Leishmania donovani: A Case Report

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2018 Dec 4;9(3):484-486. doi: 10.1159/000495001. eCollection 2018 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

Leishmania donovani is a human blood parasite that belongs to the genus Leishmania. We would like to present a case of late Leishmania donovani endophthalmitis in one eye of a patient that underwent simultaneous bilateral grade 3 cataract surgery.

Keywords: Cataract; Leishmania donovani; Pars plana vitrectomy.

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  • Case Reports