Choroidal origin of endogenous Candida endophthalmitis.
Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis (ECE) has been established with microscopic histopathology, both by autopsy and experimentation, to primarily originate from and involve the choroid. Zhuang et al. examined a series of patients with ECE using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging and present a new classification scheme. The authors conclude the majority of lesions are primarily retinal in location without report of choroidal involvement. This discrepancy may be explained by posterior shadowing artifact and lack of discernment from associated retinal findings like infarction. These considerations are necessary in reviewing SD-OCT, characterizing ECE, and proposing new classification systems.
['Breazzano|Mark P|MP|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7093-965X']
D002175:Candida D002829:Choroid D009877:Endophthalmitis D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal D006801:Humans D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
Choroid Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography Artifact