title: Use of oral voriconazole as adjunctive treatment of severe cornea fungal infection: case report.
abstract: A case of Aspergillus flavus keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty after conventional antifungal medical therapy failure.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Banco de Olhos, Rua Araponga 194, CEP 91330-130 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D001231:Aspergillus flavus; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole