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Parasitic endophthalmitis

MedGen UID:
4954
•Concept ID:
C0014238
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Parasitic Endophthalmitis; parasitic endophthalmitis
SNOMED CT: Parasitic endophthalmitis (57100005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024315

Definition

Infection of the interior of the eye, especially the aqueous and/or vitreous humor, by a parasite. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParasitic endophthalmitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent Updates on Treatment of Ocular Microbial Infections by Stem Cell Therapy: A Review.
Teh SW, Mok PL, Abd Rashid M, Bastion MC, Ibrahim N, Higuchi A, Murugan K, Mariappan R, Subbiah SK
Int J Mol Sci 2018 Feb 13;19(2) doi: 10.3390/ijms19020558. PMID: 29438279Free PMC Article
Clinical Profile, Treatment, and Visual Outcome of Ocular Toxocara in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre.
Sahu ES, Pal B, Sharma T, Biswas J
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018;26(5):753-759. Epub 2016 Nov 30 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1249375. PMID: 27901644
Review for disease of the year: differential diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis.
Vasconcelos-Santos DV, Dodds EM, Oréfice F
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2011 Jun;19(3):171-9. doi: 10.3109/09273948.2011.581407. PMID: 21595533

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Globalisation and Ocular Parasitic Infections: A Review of Recent Studies.
Doğan N
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):239-257. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6710. PMID: 33269567
Ocular toxocariasis: new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Muñoz-Urbano M, Gomez-Suta LD, Delgado OM, Rodriguez-Morales AJ
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2015;10(1):35-41. doi: 10.2174/1574891x10666150410125057. PMID: 25858303
Microsporidia infection of the cornea--a unique and challenging disease.
Garg P
Cornea 2013 Nov;32 Suppl 1:S33-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182a2c91f. PMID: 24104931
The microbiology of endophthalmitis: global trends and a local perspective.
Keynan Y, Finkelman Y, Lagacé-Wiens P
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Nov;31(11):2879-86. Epub 2012 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1659-x. PMID: 22664925
Rhodotorula infection. A systematic review of 128 cases from literature.
Tuon FF, Costa SF
Rev Iberoam Micol 2008 Sep 30;25(3):135-40. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1406(08)70032-9. PMID: 18785780

Diagnosis

Globalisation and Ocular Parasitic Infections: A Review of Recent Studies.
Doğan N
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):239-257. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6710. PMID: 33269567
Ocular toxocariasis: new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Muñoz-Urbano M, Gomez-Suta LD, Delgado OM, Rodriguez-Morales AJ
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2015;10(1):35-41. doi: 10.2174/1574891x10666150410125057. PMID: 25858303
Infectious causes of posterior uveitis.
Mandelcorn ED
Can J Ophthalmol 2013 Feb;48(1):31-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.11.013. PMID: 23419296
The eye in systemic infection.
Lynn WA, Lightman S
Lancet 2004 Oct 16-22;364(9443):1439-50. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17228-0. PMID: 15488221
THE UVEA.
KAUFMAN HE
Arch Ophthalmol 1965 Mar;73:420-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1965.00970030422022. PMID: 14246199

Therapy

Cladosporium Endogenous Endophthalmitis Mimicking Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis.
Singh P, Madhuravasal Krishnan J, Kumar A, Roy R, Biswas J
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2021 Apr 3;29(3):607-608. Epub 2019 Dec 11 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1691239. PMID: 31825695
Ocular toxocariasis: new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Muñoz-Urbano M, Gomez-Suta LD, Delgado OM, Rodriguez-Morales AJ
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2015;10(1):35-41. doi: 10.2174/1574891x10666150410125057. PMID: 25858303
Microsporidia infection of the cornea--a unique and challenging disease.
Garg P
Cornea 2013 Nov;32 Suppl 1:S33-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182a2c91f. PMID: 24104931
Intraocular delivery of anti-infective drugs-bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic.
Sallam A, Jayakumar S, Lightman S
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2008 Jan;3(1):53-63. doi: 10.2174/157489108783413164. PMID: 18221186
THE UVEA.
KAUFMAN HE
Arch Ophthalmol 1965 Mar;73:420-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1965.00970030422022. PMID: 14246199

Prognosis

Pantoea agglomerans: a mysterious bacterium of evil and good. Part III. Deleterious effects: infections of humans, animals and plants.
Dutkiewicz J, Mackiewicz B, Kinga Lemieszek M, Golec M, Milanowski J
Ann Agric Environ Med 2016 Jun 2;23(2):197-205. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1203878. PMID: 27294620
Ocular toxocariasis: new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Muñoz-Urbano M, Gomez-Suta LD, Delgado OM, Rodriguez-Morales AJ
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2015;10(1):35-41. doi: 10.2174/1574891x10666150410125057. PMID: 25858303
Microsporidia infection of the cornea--a unique and challenging disease.
Garg P
Cornea 2013 Nov;32 Suppl 1:S33-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182a2c91f. PMID: 24104931
The eye in systemic infection.
Lynn WA, Lightman S
Lancet 2004 Oct 16-22;364(9443):1439-50. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17228-0. PMID: 15488221
Host/parasite interactions in bacterial endophthalmitis.
Jett BD, Parke DW 2nd, Booth MC, Gilmore MS
Zentralbl Bakteriol 1997 Feb;285(3):341-67. doi: 10.1016/s0934-8840(97)80002-3. PMID: 9084109

Clinical prediction guides

Ocular toxocariasis: new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Muñoz-Urbano M, Gomez-Suta LD, Delgado OM, Rodriguez-Morales AJ
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2015;10(1):35-41. doi: 10.2174/1574891x10666150410125057. PMID: 25858303
Use of a comprehensive polymerase chain reaction system for diagnosis of ocular infectious diseases.
Sugita S, Ogawa M, Shimizu N, Morio T, Ohguro N, Nakai K, Maruyama K, Nagata K, Takeda A, Usui Y, Sonoda KH, Takeuchi M, Mochizuki M
Ophthalmology 2013 Sep;120(9):1761-8. Epub 2013 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.02.020. PMID: 23664179
Infection control audit and potential sources of infection of a Nigerian eye unit.
Oduyebo O, Odugbemi T, Idewu A, Adefule-Ositelu AA
West Afr J Med 2007 Jul-Sep;26(3):196-200. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v26i3.28308. PMID: 18399333
Endogenous amoebic endophthalmitis.
Matsuo T, Notohara K, Shiraga F, Yumiyama S
Arch Ophthalmol 2001 Jan;119(1):125-8. PMID: 11146738
An experimental approach to the study of intraocular Toxocara canis.
Luxenberg MN
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1979;77:542-602. PMID: 120993Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Recurrent leishmaniasis in kidney transplant recipients: report of 2 cases and systematic review of the literature.
Simon I, Wissing KM, Del Marmol V, Antinori S, Remmelink M, Nilufer Broeders E, Nortier JL, Corbellino M, Abramowicz D, Cascio A
Transpl Infect Dis 2011 Aug;13(4):397-406. Epub 2011 Jan 31 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00598.x. PMID: 21281418
Rhodotorula infection. A systematic review of 128 cases from literature.
Tuon FF, Costa SF
Rev Iberoam Micol 2008 Sep 30;25(3):135-40. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1406(08)70032-9. PMID: 18785780
Central venous catheter-associated fungemia due to Rhodotorula spp. --a systematic review.
Tuon FF, de Almeida GM, Costa SF
Med Mycol 2007 Aug;45(5):441-7. doi: 10.1080/13693780701381289. PMID: 17654271

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