title: Mycotic keratitis due to Engyodontium album: first case report from India.
abstract: Engyodontium album is a rare and an unusual human pathogen. It is a common inhabitant of waste and moist material and frequently isolated from substrates such as paper, jute, linen and painted walls. This fungus grew within 3 days on SDA with chloramphenicol from corneal scrapping of a 70-year-old male farmer with a history of trauma by unknown vegetative matter. The fungus can be confused with Tritirachium sp and Beauveria sp.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India.
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Thamke
authors: D K
authors: DK
authors: Mendiratta
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Dhabarde
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Shukla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*