Fungal scleral keratitis caused by Phomopsis phoenicicola.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of scleral keratitis caused by Phomopsis phoenicicola. Pterygium surgery was a predisposing factor, and the patient was treated with natamycin and fluconazole eye drops and oral fluconazole. The fungus was identified by sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the fungal ribosomal DNA (rDNA) locus and confirmed on the basis of its typical pycnidia and conidia.

SUBMITTER: Gajjar DU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122757 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature