Fungal Endogenous Endophthalmitis Secondary to Magnusiomyces capitatus

Nestore Rota; Carla Danese; Francesca Menchini; Silvia Pignatto; Maddalena Peghin; Matteo Bassetti; Paolo Lanzetta

doi:10.1159/000502412

Fungal Endogenous Endophthalmitis Secondary to Magnusiomyces capitatus

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2019 Aug 28;10(2):292-298. doi: 10.1159/000502412. eCollection 2019 May-Aug.

Authors

Nestore Rota¹, Carla Danese¹, Francesca Menchini¹, Silvia Pignatto¹, Maddalena Peghin², Matteo Bassetti², Paolo Lanzetta^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine - Ophthalmology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
² Department of Medicine - Infectious Diseases, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
³ Istituto Europeo di Microchirurgia Oculare - IEMO, Udine, Italy.

Abstract

We report the case of a 68-year-old immunocompetent patient with a dilatation of the ascending aorta, intraluminal vegetations, and pseudoaneurysmatic bulging who presented with unilateral fungal endogenous endophthalmitis 8 days after coronary angiogram. The isolated pathogen resulted to be Magnusiomyces capitatus, a filamentous, yeast-like fungus that can be commonly found in normal human microflora, with an immunosuppression-related pathogenicity. A literature research revealed a single case of ophthalmic infection - a keratitis - caused by this pathogen. Furthermore, we add a review of mycotic endophthalmitis related to aortic infection.

Keywords: Fungal endogenous endophthalmitis; Geotrichum capitatum; Magnusiomyces capitatus.

Publication types

Case Reports