title: [Keratomycoses].
abstract: (1) In the presence of a torpid corneal ulcer, resistant to antibiotics and accompanied by dirty exudates and a hypopion, one must always think of a keratomycosis. (2) A mycotic examination with direct microscopic examination, culture and sensitivity test should immediately be made. (3) At the present time the best antimycotics are miconasol and econasol.
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004464:Econazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008825:Miconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004464:Econazole; D008825:Miconazole
vernacular_title: Kératomycoses.