Case of keratitis caused by an uncommon Fusarium species.
Fusarium polyphialidicum caused a corneal ulcer in a Spanish man. Diagnosis was established by a histopathological study and repeated cultures. The isolate was clearly resistant in vitro to the antifungal agents tested. This is the first case of human or animal mycosis by this rare fungus.
Guarro
Josep
J
Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. umb@fmcs.urv.es
Rubio
Carmen
C
Gené
Josepa
J
Cano
Josep
J
Gil
Joaquina
J
Benito
Rafael
R
Moranderia
M José
MJ
Miguez
Enrique
E
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005670:Fusarium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents