A Case of Candida Infection after Porous Polyethylene (Medpor(R)) Orbital Implantation.

Yoon, Kyung Chul; Kim, Dok Jae; Jeong, Sang Gi; Park, Yeoung Geol

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(6):1068-1072.
Published online June 30, 2005.

A Case of Candida Infection after Porous Polyethylene (Medpor(R)) Orbital Implantation.

Kyung Chul Yoon, Dok Jae Kim, Sang Gi Jeong, Yeoung Geol Park

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kcyoon@chonnam.ac.kr
²Best Eye Clinic, Gwang-Ju, Korea.

다공성 안와충전물 삽입술 후 발생한 칸디다 감염 1예

윤경철¹,김덕재¹,정상기²,박영걸¹

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School,¹ Gwangju, Korea Best Eye Clinic,² Gwang-Ju, Korea

Correspondence: Kyung-Chul Yoon, M.D.¹

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of candida infection after Medpor(R) orbital implantation. METHODS: A 51-year-old man was admitted complaining of painful swelling and discharge about 3 years after orbital Medpor(R) implantation. External examination revealed signs of infection and exposure of the implant. Medpor(R) was surgically removed. In laboratory studies, white colony was detected in blood agar, potato dextrose agar, and CHROMagar. Automatic identification with yeast standard test revealed Candida parapsilosis. RESULTS: Six months after surgery, the wound had healed well. In addition, cosmesis was acceptable with the artificial eye, except mild superior sulcus deformity. CONCLUSIONS: Although rare, fungal infection of the implant should be suspected when there are the long standing signs of infection and exposure after orbital Medpor(R) implantation.

Key Words: Candida;Medpor(R);Orbital implantation