endophthalmitis/seizures

A 46-year-old man, status post liver transplantation and taking immunosuppressive medications, was admitted after suffering a generalized seizure. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed two ring-enhancing lesions and treatment was begun for presumed toxoplasmic encephalitis. He was already

Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis (AE) is a rare complication of invasive aspergillosis in transplant patients. In this report, we have described a patient who underwent liver transplantation because of drug-induced cholestatic cirrhosis and developed AE at 2 weeks after the surgery. The

BACKGROUND Simultaneous bilateral intraocular surgery (SBIS), defined as sequential bilateral intraocular surgery completed in one visit to the operating room, is a controversial topic. The reluctance of ophthalmologists to perform SBIS has been mainly attributable to concerns about bilateral

METHODS A 62 year-old male patient developed malaise, unproductive cough and high temperature (39.5 degrees C) during immunosuppressive therapy with methylprednisolon and cyclosporin A six months after kidney transplantation for glomerulonephritis. METHODS Clinical examination revealed an

The present paper is a report of a 14-month-old boy who presented with fever, coryzal symptoms and red eyes. The patient developed a generalized tonic clonic convulsion on day 2 of his illness. Ophthalmological assessment demonstrated bilateral hypopyon and vitreous opacity resulting from