A Case of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Drechslera Species
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 1366-1369, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of fungal keratitis caused by Drechslera species. CASESUMMARY:
A 77-year-old man visited our clinic complaining of left ocular pain and decrease of visual acuity for 1 week On slit-lamp examination, epithelial defect and stromal infiltration on the corneal center with numerous inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber were found. There was no improvement after routine antibiotic treatment. A corneal biopsy and culture were performed on the corneal lesion. The KOH smear study reported hyphae, thus the patient was treated with 0.25% amphotericin B, 0.2% fluconazole and 5% natamycin eye drops. A clinical improvement was observed on the corneal lesion and Drechslera species was identified by the culture study.CONCLUSIONS:
The authors report an experience of fungal keratitis caused by Drechslera species.
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Main subject:
Ophthalmic Solutions
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Biopsy
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Visual Acuity
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Fluconazole
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Amphotericin B
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Natamycin
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Hyphae
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Keratitis
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Anterior Chamber
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article