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Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy Caused by Alternaria
Article de Ko | WPRIM | ID: wpr-766844
Bibliothèque responsable: WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report a case of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Alternaria in the corneal center. CASE SUMMARY: A 66-year-old male visited our clinic with right ocular pain and visual loss after corneal trauma caused by a foreign body hitting his right eye while performing farm work 1 month prior to his visit. The patient had no history of corneal surgery and long-term use of topical corticosteroid. A corneal epithelial defect and whitish snowflake margin infiltration around the corneal stroma were observed in the corneal center, but there was an absence of conjunctival injection and anterior segment inflammation. Cultures and a biopsy of the corneal scrapings revealed Alternaria species fungus. The patient was treated with 1% topical voriconazole and 0.5% moxifloxacin, together with oral voriconazole (400 mg/day). After 2 months of treatment, the disease was completely cured, with a minute corneal opacity. CONCLUSIONS: We successfully treated a rare case of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Alternaria, which has not been previously reported in the Republic of Korea.
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Texte intégral: 1 Indice: WPRIM Sujet Principal: Biopsie / Opacité cornéenne / Stroma de la cornée / Cristallines / Agriculture / Alternaria / République de Corée / Lésions de la cornée / Voriconazole / Corps étrangers Limites du sujet: Aged / Humans / Male Pays comme sujet: Asia langue: Ko Texte intégral: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society Année: 2019 Type: Article
Texte intégral: 1 Indice: WPRIM Sujet Principal: Biopsie / Opacité cornéenne / Stroma de la cornée / Cristallines / Agriculture / Alternaria / République de Corée / Lésions de la cornée / Voriconazole / Corps étrangers Limites du sujet: Aged / Humans / Male Pays comme sujet: Asia langue: Ko Texte intégral: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society Année: 2019 Type: Article