title: Lagenidium sp. ocular infection mimicking ocular pythiosis.
abstract: This is a report of a Lagenidium sp. in a Thai patient who was diagnosed with severe keratitis that was unresponsive to antibacterial and antifungal drugs. Examination of a corneal biopsy specimen confirmed the presence of aseptate hyphae. The internal transcribed spacer DNA sequence of the strain isolated showed 97% identity with Lagenidium giganteum and other Lagenidium species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Usanee
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reinprayoon
authors.forename: Nitipong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Permpalung
authors.forename: Ngamjit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kasetsuwan
authors.forename: Rongpong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plongla
authors.forename: Leonel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Ariya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chindamporn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D044726:Lagenidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058968:Pythiosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer