title: Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Steed
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Apple
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escobar-Gomez
mesh_terms: 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*