A case of fungal keratitis caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis: treatment with antifungal agents and penetrating keratoplasty.
A case of fungal keratitis caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis following a penetrating eye injury is described. Treatment with antifungal agents and keratoplasty resulted in a favourable outcome.
Ragge
N K
NK
Bristol Eye Hospital.
Hart
J C
JC
Easty
D L
DL
Tyers
A G
AG
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D007654:Ketoconazole