Refractory Fungal Keratitis Caused by Acrophialophora fusispora: A Case Report and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Acrophialophora fusispora is a filamentous fungus that is found in soil and rarely infects humans. We herein report the first case of fungal keratitis caused by A. fusispora in Japan and present a review of the literature on human infections with Acrophialophora species. A 62-year-old Japanese male on immunosuppressive therapy developed fungal keratitis after the removal of a corneal foreign body from his left eye. Voriconazole eye drops and systemic therapy for post-traumatic fungal keratitis did not resolve the infection, and the patient required a therapeutic corneal transplant. The isolate was identified as A. fusispora based on the nucleotide sequence of the internal transcribed spacer region. In a drug susceptibility test, the minimum inhibitory concentrat

SUBMITTER: Fukuto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485727 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature