Three Cases of Secondary Fungal Infection in Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1271-1275, 2010.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-196919
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report several cases of secondary infection by fungus in herpes simplex keratitis. CASESUMMARY:
A retrospective chart review was performed on 3 eyes of 3 patients who were without improvement and diagnosed with fungal keratitis by smear and culture on prior presentation with herpetic keratitis. Two cases were diagnosed with fungal keratitis, based on the results of culture. Fungal keratitis by Candida albicans was improved with antifungal agents, but a case caused by Fusarium species was more aggravated, regardless of antifungal agents. One case was improved by antifungal medications, which was diagnosed with fungal keratitis by the fungal hyphae manifestation on KOH preparation.CONCLUSIONS:
Secondary microbial infection should be considered, when the lesion had no improvement with antiviral agents in herpetic keratitis.
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Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Polystyrenes
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Candida albicans
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Retrospective Studies
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Keratitis, Herpetic
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Hyphae
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Eye
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Coinfection
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Fungi
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Fusarium
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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