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Fungal keratitis caused by Macrophomina phaseolina - A case report.
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SUBMITTER: Premamalini T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854616 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Fungal keratitis caused by Macrophomina phaseolina - A case report.
Medical mycology case reports 20121106 1
A 70 year old female patient presented with complaints of pain, watering and swelling in the right eye. She gave a history of fall, as she was walking in the paddy field of her farm. Ophthalmological and Microbiological investigation revealed a fungal keratitis with an unusual fungus Macrophomina phaseolina which is primarily a plant pathogen, with a potential to cause human infections especially in immuno-compromised patients. The patient responded well to the antifungal treatment with Oral Vor ...[more]
