Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term.
Scedosporium prolificans is a soil saprophyte that is associated with a large variety of infectious processes and with respiratory colonization in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first described case of S. prolificans keratouveitis associated with the intraocular long-term retention of a contact lens in a 76-year-old female patient.
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Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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Apple
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Peng
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Howard
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Escobar-Gomez
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D000368:Aged; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D014605:Uveitis / Q000382:microbiology*