Mycotic keratitis due to Aspergillus nomius.
We report the first known case of fungal keratitis caused by Aspergillus nomius. Ocular injury was known as a predisposing factor. The patient was treated with natamycin and econazole eye drops, itraconazole eye ointment, and oral ketoconazole. A therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty was performed 16 days after presentation. A sequence-based approach was used to assign the isolate to a species.
Manikandan
Palanisamy
P
Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641 014, Tamilnadu, India.
Varga
János
J
Kocsubé
Sándor
S
Samson
Robert A
RA
Anita
Raghavan
R
Revathi
Rajaraman
R
Dóczi
Ilona
I
Németh
Tibor Mihály
TM
Narendran
Venkatapathy
V
Vágvölgyi
Csaba
C
Manoharan
Chockaiya
C
Kredics
László
L
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer