title: Aureobasidium pullulans scleritis following keratoplasty: a case report.
abstract: Fungal scleritis is a rare entity. A 50-year-old patient with culture proven Aureobasidium pullulans corneal ulcer underwent therapeutic keratoplasty. He developed scleritis 5 days following surgery. Although the patient had symptomatic improvement after antifungal therapy, surgical debridement, and cryotherapy, visual improvement was only marginal. Aureobasidium pullulans should be looked for as a cause for keratomycosis and scleromycosis, especially in tropical countries.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. gupta_v@mailcity.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D017679:Cryotherapy; D003646:Debridement; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents