title: Curvularia dacryocystitis: report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of ocular mycosis caused by the genus Curvularia are reported. In these cases, the infection was localised to the lacrimal sac only and presented in the form of acute to chronic dacryocystitis. Interestingly, neither of the hosts was immunocompromised. The authors have not been able to find a similar presentation of ocular mycosis caused by Curvularia localised to the lacrimal sac in the literature. The relevant literature pertaining to ocular involvement with this fungus is discussed. The authors recommend the use of oral fluconazole for a minimum of two weeks for the treatment of such infections as a good therapeutic response was obtained with this agent in both their cases.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Medical College, allied Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi, India
authors.forename: Punita Kumari
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: Ravinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur