title: Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Luis E Fernández
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: Oday Al
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Sarraf
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lally
authors.forename: Helga P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Kerry D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Vroman
mesh_terms: 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