amphotericin-b and Epiretinal-Membrane

We report two cases of candidal chorioretinitis occurring to two friends who abused of intravenous crack using the same syringe . An endophthalmitis "a minima" due to a therapeutic delay arose in one patient, when a rare spontaneous healing happened to the second patient. In both cases, an epiretinal membrane is noted after the lesions scarred. Ocular candidal infection is a typical complication occurring to intravenous drug addicts. The visual prognosis depends not only on early diagnosis and treatment, but also on a strict follow-up because late complications are frequent in spite of the healing of initial lesions.

Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Candidiasis; Chorioretinitis; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Crack Cocaine; Endophthalmitis; Epiretinal Membrane; Eye Infections, Fungal; Flucytosine; Humans; Male; Needle Sharing; Substance Abuse, Intravenous