[A case of fungal keratitis caused by Petriella setifera infection].
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
; 60(2): 176-179, 2024 Feb 11.
Article
in Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38296323
ABSTRACT
The patient, a 66-year-old male, suffered from redness, blurred vision, photophobia, and tearing in the right eye after being injured by a wooden board. Anti-inflammatory treatment showed poor effectiveness. A 4 mm × 4 mm infiltrate with white deposits on the surface was observed in the central cornea of the right eye. Microscopic examination of corneal scrapings, fungal culture, and in vivo confocal microscopy all indicated fungal infection. The isolated strain was identified as Scedosporium apiospermum through microscopic morphology and confirmed as Petriella setifera by gene sequencing. The patient received corneal debridement combined with routine anti-inflammatory and antifungal treatment in the outpatient clinic. During the follow-up period, the condition continued to improve. Slit lamp examination at the revisit 40 days after the initial diagnosis revealed thinning of the corneal stroma, basic healing of the epithelium, and an increase in uncorrected visual acuity from 0.3 to 0.6.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ascomycota
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Eye Infections, Fungal
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Corneal Ulcer
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Keratitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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