Successful treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus endophthalmitis with voriconazole

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(9):701-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540210147642.

Abstract

Paecilomyces lilacinus is a rare cause of endophthalmitis and there are few reports of it in the literature. Herein we report a patient with P. lilacinus endophthalmitis who was treated with the new triazole, voriconazole, for 4 months, with a good clinical evolution. This treatment appears to be a valuable new therapeutic option but requires further clinical confirmation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Endophthalmitis / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / drug therapy*
  • Paecilomyces / isolation & purification*
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Voriconazole