學院 |
醫學院 |
系所 |
職能治療學系 |
題名 |
Neonatal Candidemia Exacerbated the Progression of Retinopathy of Prematurity in an Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infant with Persistent Tunica Vasculosa Lentis |
作者 |
Ching-ju Hsieh, Keh-chung Lin, and Jung-Sen Liu |
期刊名稱 |
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging (DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20090201-12) (SCI期刊) |
發表日期 |
2010年 |
著作性質 |
原始論著 |
語文 |
英文 |
關鍵字 |
Neonatal Candidemia, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Tunica Vasculosa Lentis, Laser Treatment |
摘要 |
Eyes with threshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) often show dilation of the existing tunica vasculosa lentis (TVL), which is a prognostic factor in ROP screening and treatment, but can be frequently misdiagnosed as true iris neovascularization (NV). Besides, candidemia in preterm infants can aggravate the severity of ROP, possibly to the threshold stage requiring laser treatment. We report a case of prolonged candidemia without ophthalmic infection in an extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) (birth weight: 800 g), preterm (gestation: 26 weeks) infant with persistent TVL and severe ROP. The threshold ROP was successfully treated with argon laser therapy. Candidemia without eye infection in this case was associated with early use of a systemic antifungal drug. To our knowledge, no similar cases have been reported in the literature. |