Fusarium keratitis 3 weeks after healed corneal cross-linking.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of Fusarium solani keratitis after corneal cross-linking (CXL) treatment.


METHODS
A 23-year-old woman presented with corneal ulcer 4 weeks following a CXL procedure.


RESULTS
Microbiological studies revealed Fusarium species as the etiological pathogen.


CONCLUSIONS
Fusarium species may cause infectious crystalline keratopathy after corneal CXL treatment.
Garcia-Delpech
Salvador
S
Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain. garcia@iova.es
Díaz-Llopis
Manuel
M
Udaondo
Patricia
P
Salom
David
D
D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000378:metabolism; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D065819:Voriconazole; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult
D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D003094:Collagen; D065819:Voriconazole; D012256:Riboflavin; D014031:Tobramycin