Mycotic Infections of the Eye.

Corticotherapy in Eye Diseases and Its Complications

Corticosteroids are being rn;;ed in different ophthalmic disorder as anti-inflamatory agent.  A.C.T.H. stimulated the supra renal glands and causes an increase steroid concentration of the blood. Corticosteroids can be used as anti­inflamatory agent locally ar.d systemically.  The new corticom,teroids like prednison, dex­xametason and prednisolon are more effective ( 5 to 10 times) than the o...

Treatment of mycotic infections: hydrocortisone in the control of amphotericin-B toxicity.

Large Intracranial Aneurysm after Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenoma

Uncontrolled cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary adenoma can lead to meningitis. Intracranial mycotic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication in central nervous system infection. Large single pseudoaneurysm is more uncommon. Most mycotic aneurysms occur due to endocarditis. The present patient had no heart problem and was infected by CSF leakage aft...

کراتیت قارچی، بررسی آزمایشگاهی ۳ مورد

ABSTRACT Mycotic Keratitis, an important ophthalmologic problem, especially among the outdoor workers in the tropic regions, is frequently caused by filamentous fungi. Following trauma, a corneal ulcer developed in 3 male patients residing in rural areas of Sari. Traumatizing agents were likely paddy rice, soil and dust. Direct examination of all the corneal scrapings showed septate branched ...

Potentiation of Mycotic Ocular Infections

IN recent years medical practitioners have become increasingly concerned about eye infections which are fungal in aetiology. While medical science has developed a large and generally effective armamentarium of antibiotics to combat ocular infections of bacterial aetiology, and chemotherapeutic agents have recently been developed which may prove to be extremely beneficial in the treatment of cer...

Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm following Cardiac Transplant Bridged by Ventricular Assistant Device

Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of aorta following cardiac surgery is rare but is highly fatal if it is unrecognized and untreated. Here, we report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with rapidly progressive multiple pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta infected with multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 5 weeks after cardiac transplantation, on a background of prior brid...