Unusual ulcerative keratitis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii in a diabetic patient.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to report a case of ulcerative keratitis caused by an unusual algae Prototheca wickerhamii in a diabetic patient. This study design was a case report. A 46-year-old male, who was a known diabetic for 3 years, had an injury to the left cornea with the sparks of fire from wielding at work that developed into an ulcerative keratitis over a period of next 3 months as the patient was not on any medication. Corneal scraping culture report and Vitek 2 system investigation result confirmed it to be a P. wickerhamii infection. The patient was started on intensive topical 1% voriconazole and 5% natamycin for 1 month and with no improvement subsequently underwent penetrating keratoplasty. No recurrence of infection postoperatively was noted. This opportunistic algae rarel

SUBMITTER: Narayanan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5819127 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature