Intraorbital injection of amphotericin B for palliative treatment of Aspergillus orbital abscess

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1994 Dec;10(4):276-7. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199412000-00011.

Abstract

We report successful palliative treatment of an Aspergillus fumigatus orbital mass in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by direct injection of amphotericin B into the abscess cavity. This case presents intraorbital injection of amphotericin B as an alternative to surgical debridement of Aspergillus orbital infection. In patients who are unable or unwilling to undergo more aggressive treatment, this procedure appears to limit morbidity while still providing effective palliative therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
  • Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy*
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Male
  • Orbital Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Orbital Diseases / microbiology
  • Palliative Care*

Substances

  • Amphotericin B