Fusarium sacchari: a cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis: first case report and review of literature.
A case of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis due to Fusarium sacchari is being reported. It has never been reported in this clinical entity before; hence, to the best of our knowledge, this is first report of F. sacchari as a cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis and also the first time when this fungus has been isolated from an Indian patient.
Chander
Jagdish
J
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh 160030, India. jchander@hotmail.com
Singla
Nidhi
N
Gulati
Neelam
N
Sood
Sunandan
S
D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure