Endogenous Endophthalmitis, (Candida Albicans) | |
Intravenous drug users or patients with reduced immunologic resistance can develop a systemic spread of the fungus candida albicans. Here the pupil shows a yellow-white reflex, a sign of infiltration of the vitreous. The anterior segment shows signs of inflammation (Injection of the conjunctiva and posterior synechiae). | |
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany | |
B37.7 | |
Vitreous -> Inflammation, Infection -> Endogenous Endophthalmitis (Candida Albicans) | |
Iris and ciliary body; vitreus, infection, systemic disease | |
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