An environmental Sporothrix as a cause of corneal ulcer

An environmental Sporothrix as a cause of corneal ulcer

In this case we introduce Sporothrix pallida, a non-pathogenic environmental Sporothrix species as a cause of infectious keratitis in a corneal transplant recipient. Human infections caused by S. schenckii are well-known but human infection with Sporothrix pallida has not been previously reported.

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical mycology case reports 2013-04, Vol.2, p.88-90
Hauptverfasser: Morrison, Annie S, Lockhart, Shawn R, Bromley, Jennifer G, Kim, Joung Y, Burd, Eileen M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this case we introduce Sporothrix pallida, a non-pathogenic environmental Sporothrix species as a cause of infectious keratitis in a corneal transplant recipient. Human infections caused by S. schenckii are well-known but human infection with Sporothrix pallida has not been previously reported.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.03.002