A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani
A 36-year-old black man, without history of systemic disease or ocular trauma developed a corneal infection in his left eye. He was treated with antibacterial antibiotic and corticosteroids for one month prior to diagnosis. Fungal hyphae and chlamydospores were found in a KOH preparation of the corn...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:eaa2bdccf43149c7a30dd71e5ba904bc 2024-09-09T19:26:20+00:00 A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani Junia Soares Hamdan Maria Aparecida de Resende Sarah Piancastelli Franzot Daniel Vieira Dias Evelin Márcia Viana Agnes Kiesling Casali 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000200014 https://doaj.org/article/eaa2bdccf43149c7a30dd71e5ba904bc EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000200014 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651995000200014 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/eaa2bdccf43149c7a30dd71e5ba904bc Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 181-183 (1995) Keratomycosis Ocular infection Fusarium solani Fungal infection Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000200014 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z A 36-year-old black man, without history of systemic disease or ocular trauma developed a corneal infection in his left eye. He was treated with antibacterial antibiotic and corticosteroids for one month prior to diagnosis. Fungal hyphae and chlamydospores were found in a KOH preparation of the corneal scrapings, and positive cultures for Fusarium solani were obtained in Sabouraud dextrose agar. It is emphasized the cautious use of antibiotics and steroids in corneal diseases, and the need of considering the involvement of opportunistic fungi in the etiology of these infections. O caso estudado refere-se a paciente do sexo masculino, 36 anos, feoderma, sem história de doença sistêmica ou trauma ocular, apresentando úlcera corneana no olho esquerdo. Antes do estabelecimento do diagnóstico específico, o paciente foi tratado com antibiótico associado a corticosteróides durante um mês. O exame direto realizado a partir de raspado de córnea tratado com KOH revelou a presença de hifas fúngicas e clamidosporos, e o cultivo do material em ágar Sabouraud dextrose mostrou-se positivo para Fusarium solani. É enfatizada a necessidade do uso cauteloso de antibióticos e corticosteróides no tratamento de infecções da córnea, bem como de se considerar a possibilidade de etiologia fúngica destes quadros. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 37 2 181 183 |
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A 36-year-old black man, without history of systemic disease or ocular trauma developed a corneal infection in his left eye. He was treated with antibacterial antibiotic and corticosteroids for one month prior to diagnosis. Fungal hyphae and chlamydospores were found in a KOH preparation of the corneal scrapings, and positive cultures for Fusarium solani were obtained in Sabouraud dextrose agar. It is emphasized the cautious use of antibiotics and steroids in corneal diseases, and the need of considering the involvement of opportunistic fungi in the etiology of these infections. O caso estudado refere-se a paciente do sexo masculino, 36 anos, feoderma, sem história de doença sistêmica ou trauma ocular, apresentando úlcera corneana no olho esquerdo. Antes do estabelecimento do diagnóstico específico, o paciente foi tratado com antibiótico associado a corticosteróides durante um mês. O exame direto realizado a partir de raspado de córnea tratado com KOH revelou a presença de hifas fúngicas e clamidosporos, e o cultivo do material em ágar Sabouraud dextrose mostrou-se positivo para Fusarium solani. É enfatizada a necessidade do uso cauteloso de antibióticos e corticosteróides no tratamento de infecções da córnea, bem como de se considerar a possibilidade de etiologia fúngica destes quadros. |
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A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani |
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A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani |
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A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani |
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A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani |
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A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Fusarium solani Um caso de ceratite micótica causada por Fusarium sotani |
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case of mycotic keratitis caused by fusarium solani um caso de ceratite micótica causada por fusarium sotani |
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