Nocardia gypsoides corneal ulcer.
Nocardia gypsoides, a species characterised by its ability to produce calcium sulphate granules, has been isolated for the first time from a corneal ulcer. In vivo this pseudomycete also forms gypsum. Every effort should be made to identify Actinomycetales to species level. The names Leptothrix and Streptothrix should be abandoned.
D000368:Aged; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D002701:Chloramphenicol