Disseminated fusariosis with endophthalmitis in a patient with hematologic malignancy
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1 Hospital Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Autor correspondente: Guilherme Fleury Perini – Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Istituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa, Avenida Albert Einstein, 627/701, Bloco A – Morumbi – CEP: 05652-900 – São Paulo, SP, Brasil – Tel.: (11) 2151-8709 – E-mail: [email protected] Data de submissão: 2/8/2012 – Data de aceite: 24/2/2013 Figura 1. Tomografia computadorizada de órbitas mostrando delaminação lateral, medial e anterior do globo ocular esquerdo, compatível com endoftalmite Figura 2. Exame anatomopatológico do olho esquerdo, mostrando abscesso intraocular
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