Pichia anomala Fungal Keratitis
PURPOSE:To report a case of fungal keratitis of the eye caused by Pichia anomala in a patient with systemic lupus erythematous and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. METHODS:This was a retrospective chart review. RESULTS:A 50-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with ocular pain of 4-da...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cornea 2008-06, Vol.27 (5), p.619-620 |
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Zusammenfassung: | PURPOSE:To report a case of fungal keratitis of the eye caused by Pichia anomala in a patient with systemic lupus erythematous and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
METHODS:This was a retrospective chart review.
RESULTS:A 50-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with ocular pain of 4-day duration. Culture of corneal scrapings was positive for P. anomala. Clinically, the organism appeared to respond to topical natamycin, amphotericine B, and oral itraconazole.
CONCLUSIONS:A rare case of P. anomala-associated keratitis was successfully treated with topical amphotericin B, natamycin, and systemic inidazole. |
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ISSN: | 0277-3740 1536-4798 |
DOI: | 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318166c442 |