Penicillium keratitis in vernal Keratoconjunctivitis.

Arora, Ritu; Gupta, Seema; Raina, Usha K; Mehta, Dinesh K; Taneja, Mukesh

Arora, Ritu; Gupta, Seema; Raina, Usha K; Mehta, Dinesh K; Taneja, Mukesh.

Indian J Ophthalmol ; 2002 Sep; 50(3): 215-6

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-71654

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report a case of penicillium keratitis in vernal shield ulcer in the absence of corticosteroid use. This report illustrates super-added infection in vernal shield ulcer by an organism which is otherwise innocuous and forms a part of the normal ocular flora.

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Amphotericin B/administration & dosage; Child; Conjunctivitis, Allergic/microbiology; Drug Therapy, Combination/administration & dosage; Eye Infections, Fungal/diagnosis; Humans; Keratitis/diagnosis; Male; Mycoses/diagnosis; Natamycin/administration & dosage; Penicillium/isolation & purification; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Penicillium / Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Humans / Male / Eye Infections, Fungal / Child / Amphotericin B / Natamycin / Risk Factors / Treatment Outcome Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Year: 2002 Type: Article

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