Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorArunga, Simon
dc.contributor.authorKwaga, Teddy
dc.contributor.authorLeck, Astrid
dc.contributor.authorHub, Victor H.
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Matthew J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-18T16:35:32Z
dc.date.available2023-03-18T16:35:32Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractA 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/ μL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of Candida infection was suspected and a urine culture identified Candida spp, despite being asymptomatic for genitourinary candidiasis. He was subsequently treated with good outcome (max. 75 words)en_US
dc.identifier.citationArunga, S., Kwaga, T., Leck, A., Hu, V. H., & Burton, M. J. (2018). Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda. Medical mycology case reports, 22, 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.07.007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.07.007
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8235
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedical mycology case reportsen_US
dc.subjectFungal keratitisen_US
dc.subjectCandida keratitisen_US
dc.subjectGenitourinary candidiasisen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.titleBilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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