title: A Severe Case of Arthrographis kalrae Keratomycosis.
abstract: A 52-year-old man with diabetes developed a unilateral central corneal ulcer after accidental foreign body inoculation. He complained of pain and loss of visual acuity in the injured eye, which displayed redness and edema and eventually discharged pus. A corneal scraping from the left eye orbit revealed fungal elements, and cultures of the material grew a fungus. The isolate was identified as Arthrographis kalrae based on gross and microscopic morphologies. The patient received amphotericin B intravenously and itraconazole orally. The wound healed following surgical intervention, but the patient lost the use of his left eye.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Roszilawati
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ramli
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Jalan Hospital, 30990 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Alex Lourdes
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Seri Manjung, 32040 Manjung, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yushaniza
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yusof
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tzar Mohd Nizam
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Khaithir