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- Title
Corneal ulcer due to a rare pleosporalean member of the genus following cow tail injury to the eye: A case report and review of literature.
- Authors
Pai, H. Vijaya; Jamal, Esha; Yegneswaran, Prakash Peralam
- Abstract
Aspergillus and Fusarium are the most common fungi causing mycotic keratitis. Injury to the eye with vegetable matter, cow tail injury, long-term use of topical steroids are some of the risk factors for mycotic keratitis. There are few case reports of keratitis caused by Bipolaris. The human pathogenic species in the genus are Bipolaris spicifera, Bipolaris hawaiiensis, Bipolaris papendorfii, and Bipolaris australiensis. Most commonly reported keratitis is caused by B. hawaiiensis, followed by B. spicifera. Literature review showed only one case report of keratitis due to B. australiensis reported from Australia. We present a first case report of keratitis due to B. australiensis (currently Curvularia australienis) from India.
- Subjects
CORNEAL ulcer; FUNGAL keratitis; EYE inflammation; PLEOSPORALES; COMMUNICABLE disease treatment; ANTIFUNGAL agents; FUNGI; EYE infections; MYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017, Vol 65, Issue 5, p403
- ISSN
0301-4738
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/ijo.IJO_836_16