Fungal keratitis caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis treated successfully with natamycin.
OBJECTIVE
To report a severe case of keratitis caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and its response to treatment with natamycin.


METHODS
A 28-year-old farmer suffered a corneal perforation with a piece of wire in the right eye. Two months later, he developed severe infectious keratitis in that eye.


RESULTS
S. brevicaulis was cultured from the patient's cornea on Sabouraud agar. The keratitis responded to treatment with topical natamycin 5%. A debridement of the corneal ulcer was also performed.


CONCLUSIONS
S. brevicaulis is a rare cause of fungal keratitis. The infection can be difficult to eradicate. This is the first case report of keratitis caused by S. brevicaulis treated successfully with natamycin.
Malecha
Monika A
MA
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. mmalecha 1@utmem.edu
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D010866:Natamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010866:Natamycin