Effect of voriconazole on a corneal abscess caused by fusarium

. Purpose:  To describe a case of corneal abscess caused by Fusarium solani that did not respond to common antifungal agents. Method:  Case report. Results:  Twenty days after accidental contact with vegetation, a 56‐year‐old man presented with a corneal abscess. Corneal ulceration developed and a p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica 2004-12, Vol.82 (6), p.762-764
Hauptverfasser: Polizzi, Anna, Siniscalchi, Cristina, Mastromarino, Antonio, Saccà, Sergio C.
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Zusammenfassung:. Purpose:  To describe a case of corneal abscess caused by Fusarium solani that did not respond to common antifungal agents. Method:  Case report. Results:  Twenty days after accidental contact with vegetation, a 56‐year‐old man presented with a corneal abscess. Corneal ulceration developed and a perforating keratoplasty was performed. After a microbiological examination, the diagnosis of F. solani infection was made. Systemic and topical amphotericin B and fluconazole were prescribed, with no results. A new abscess formed on the transplanted graft and a wound leak developed. We administered topical and systemic voriconazole. No side‐effects were observed. The choroidal detachment and the surgical transplant recovered completely in 20 days. A vascular leukoma developed at the site of the transplanted corneal abscess. Conclusion:  From a functional point of view, another corneal transplant will be necessary. Voriconazole was effective in treating a severe keratomycosis caused by F. solani that was resistant to other topical and systemic antifungal agents.
ISSN:1395-3907
1600-0420
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00366.x