Mycotic keratitis due to Beauveria alba.
A 70-year-old white man developed mycotic keratitis following phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. Extensive therapeutic surgery was necessary to control the infection. Beauveria alba, a saprophytic fungus, was cultured and demonstrated in the corneal button by histopathologic examination.
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology
D007654:Ketoconazole