title: Bipolaris hawaiiensis keratomycosis and endophthalmitis.
abstract: Following trauma with rice stalk to the left eye, corneal ulcer with abscess and hypopyon developed in an immunocompetent male. Direct examination of the corneal scrapings revealed septate, branched fungal hyphae. Bipolaris hawaiiensis was isolated after culture on blood agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar. Because of delay in diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the patient developed endophthalmitis needing evisceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, SKIMS, Kashmir, India. drgulnazbashir@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gulnaz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Wazahat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Azra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizvi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D006801:Humans; D025301:Hyphae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010866:Natamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020795:Photophobia / Q000382:microbiology; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D010866:Natamycin; D015242:Ofloxacin