Curvularia keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis from a feline source.
Fungal keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is extremely rare. Except in cases that follow trauma, the source of fungal organisms is unknown in published reports. We report a case of keratitis following LASIK that could be directly traced to a fungal skin infection of the patient's pet cat.
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Sonal S
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Division of Cornea and External Disease, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Yoo
Sonia H
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D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D010866:Natamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology
D010866:Natamycin; D012601:Scopolamine; D002437:Cefazolin