Traumatic implantation keratitis caused by Schizophyllum commune in Central India

We present two cases with a history of trauma to the cornea and after a few days patients developed symptoms of corneal ulcers with one showing hypopyon as well. Due to strong suspicion of fungal keratitis both cases were treated with topical and intravenously voriconazole. Fungal culture showed whi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical mycology case reports 2024-06, Vol.44, p.100644-100644, Article 100644
Hauptverfasser: Maurya, Anand Kumar, Kumari, Sweta, Tadepalli, Karuna, Sharma, Bhavna, Bhadade, Arati
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Zusammenfassung:We present two cases with a history of trauma to the cornea and after a few days patients developed symptoms of corneal ulcers with one showing hypopyon as well. Due to strong suspicion of fungal keratitis both cases were treated with topical and intravenously voriconazole. Fungal culture showed white fluffy growth which was identified as Schizophyllum commune by conventional and molecular methods. In both cases surgical intervention was essential. Therapeutic keratoplasty was done in both cases but failed. Unfortunately, both patients lost vision in the affected eyes.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100644