Fusarium keratitis acquired during travel to Namibia.
Fungal infections in travelers are rare. Fusariosis has recently become an important infection of immunocompromised patients. Herein, we describe the case of an immunocompetent traveler who contracted Fusarium keratitis while in Africa.
Infectious Diseases and Ophthalmology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, and the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel. natalia.zaigraykin@b-zion.org.il
Natalia
N
Zaigraykina
Oren
O
Tomkins
Hanna J
HJ
Garzozi
Israel
I
Potasman
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009276:Namibia; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole; D055815:Young Adult
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole