Indolent keratitis due to fungus of Malbranchea species. A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Keratitis caused by saprophytic fungi is on the rise in rural areas, often caused by ocular trauma with wooden objects. Early detection of causative organisms and sustained, supervised management can prevent visual disabilities.

Case presentation

A middle-aged patient from a rural, semi-arid region who presented with pain, redness, and a foreign-body sensation in his left eye resulting from a corneal ulcer induced by trauma from a wooden stick. Due to a history of uncontrolled diabetes and progression of his corneal lesions, he was admitted to our institution for treatment of infectious keratitis. Microbiological examination of corneal scrapings revealed thin, septate hyaline hyphae without conidia or conidiophores, and the patient was diagnosed with a fungal ke

SUBMITTER: Bamahfouz AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7711076 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature