Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation.
OBJECTIVE
To report suspected donor-to-host transmission of Cryptococcus albidus after penetrating keratoplasty.


METHODS
Review of the literature and a case report of a 69-year-old woman who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and developed persistent corneal infiltrates 7 months postoperatively are presented.


RESULTS
Cryptococcus albidus was cultured from the original donor tissue at the time of the repeat keratoplasty.


CONCLUSIONS
This case demonstrates an unusual case of cryptococcal keratitis after keratoplasty suspected to be a donor-to-host transmission.
de Castro
Luis E Fernández
LE
Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
Sarraf
Oday Al
OA
Lally
Joseph M
JM
Sandoval
Helga P
HP
Solomon
Kerry D
KD
Vroman
David T
DT
D000368:Aged; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D005642:Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D014019:Tissue Donors