title: Keratomycosis Caused By Graphium eumorphum (Graphium State of Scedosporium apiospermum).
abstract: Graphium eumorphum is rarely associated with mycotic keratitis. We report the case of a 30-year-old female presented with complaints of redness and defective vision in the left eye for one month. Gram staining and 10% KOH wet mount of corneal smears revealed fungal filaments. On potato dextrose agar, fast growing greyish white colonies turning grayish black on maturity was obtained. Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB) staining confirmed the isolate as Graphium eumorphum. The infection was resolved with the combination of natamycin, econazole and itraconazole.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology , Coimbatore, India .
authors.forename: Manikandan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palanisamy
authors.affiliation: Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology , Coimbatore, India .
authors.forename: Narendran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venkatapathy
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Science Al-Zulfi, Majmaah University , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
authors.forename: Vijayakumar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, PSG College of Arts and Science , Coimbatore,Tamil nadu, India .
authors.forename: Coimbatore Subramanian
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Shobana
keywords: Anamorphs; Antifungal susceptibility; Fungal keratitis