title: Curvularia keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis from a feline source.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cornea and External Disease, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Sonal S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tuli
authors.forename: Sonia H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010866:Natamycin; D012601:Scopolamine; D002437:Cefazolin