title: Fungal scleral keratitis caused by Phomopsis phoenicicola.
abstract: We report a case of scleral keratitis caused by Phomopsis phoenicicola. Pterygium surgery was a predisposing factor, and the patient was treated with natamycin and fluconazole eye drops and oral fluconazole. The fungus was identified by sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the fungal ribosomal DNA (rDNA) locus and confirmed on the basis of its typical pycnidia and conidia.
authors: Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380 052, Gujarat, India. devarshimistry@yahoo.com
authors: Devarshi U
authors: DU
authors: Gajjar
authors: Anuradha K
authors: AK
authors: Pal
authors: Trilok J
authors: TJ
authors: Parmar
authors: Anshul I
authors: AI
authors: Arora
authors: Darshini A
authors: DA
authors: Ganatra
authors: Forum B
authors: FB
authors: Kayastha
authors: Bharat K
authors: BK
authors: Ghodadra
authors: Abhay R
authors: AR
authors: Vasavada
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010866:Natamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010802:Phylogeny; D012590:Sclera / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D010866:Natamycin; D015725:Fluconazole