Fonsecaea pedrosoi as a rare cause of acute conjunctival ulceration.
Conjunctival ulceration accompanied with secretion and pain was observed in a 30-year-old male, 3 days after a perforating corneal trauma. Cultures of conjunctival ulcer samples grew Fonsecaea pedrosoi, a major causative agent of chromoblastomycosis that is typically transmitted during trauma. The conjunctival ulcer was successfully treated with amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. This case report summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of a conjunctival ulcer due to F. pedrosoi, which is a rare complication of contaminated ocular trauma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of F. pedrosoi causing acute conjunctival ulceration in the literature.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Fatih Mehmet
FM
Adibelli
Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institution of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
Nilgun
N
Karabicak
Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Ali
A
Akal
Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Tugba
T
Goncu
Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Omer Faruk
OF
Yilmaz
Department of Medical Microbiology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Bayraktar
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D057112:Corneal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents