Exogenous corneal ulcer caused by Tritirachium roseum.
A 29-year-old white man developed a corneal ulcer following trauma to his left cornea by a piece of wire. Tritirachium roseum, a saprophytic fungus, was cultured from corneal scrapings and demonstrated in the corneal button by histopathologic examination.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*