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Invasive Fungal Infection of The Eye Thought to be Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Exclusive Real World Evidence Journal, 2022
Invasive fungal infections are rare in children and are even more rare in immunocompetent children. Invasive fungal infections can masquerade as other granulomatous diseases like Tuberculosis, which is highly prevalent in India. We herewith report one such case of a 6-year-old boy with swelling over the right orbit diagnosed as Extra-Pulmonary ...
Shaik Mohammed Munthakheem, Bhuvaneshwar US, Dathathri HA, Parvathi TH, Lakshman K   +4 more
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Colletotrichum keratitis: A rare yet important fungal infection of human eyes

Mycoses, 2020
SummaryBackgroundColletotrichum is a rare cause of human infection. Previous reports about Colletotrichum keratitis were limited, and most diagnoses from past reports were based on morphological distinction, which could have led to underestimation of the prevalence of Colletotrichum species.ObjectiveWe reported phylogenetic analysis, clinical feature ...
Ning Hung, Ching‐Hsi Hsiao, Ching‐Sheng Yang, Hsin‐Chiung Lin, Lung‐Kun Yeh, Yun‐Chen Fan, Pei‐Lun Sun   +6 more
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A Proposed Diagnostic Algorithm for Fungal Orbital Infections after 20 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Eye Care Center– Egypt

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2021
Medical Records of cases with orbital fungal infection from January 2000 to December 2019 were reviewed.The study included 45 patients. Mucormycosis was proven in 32 (71.1%) and aspergillosis in 13 (28.9%) patients. Thirty-five (77.8%) patients had predisposing factors mainly uncontrolled diabetes.
Mohamed Ashraf Eldesouky, Hazem A. Elbedewy   +1 more
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Colletotrichum Keratitis: An Important Fungal Infection of Nine Human Eyes

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Colletotrichum is a relatively uncommon cause of human infection. Previous findings on Colletotrichum keratitis were scarce, and most diagnoses were based on morphological distinction, perhaps underestimating the incidence of Colletotrichum species. This research describes the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of 9 cases of Colletotrichum
Wei, Wang, Hongya, Gong, Xiaoxuan, Yang, Lingjuan, Xu, Xiaoyu, Huang, Guanyu, Su, Yongyao, Tan, Bihui, Jing, Zhifen, Zheng, Zhongju, Chen, Ping, Wang, Guigang, Li   +11 more
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Sociodemographic Distribution of Bacterial and Fungal External Eye Infections Among Children Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast, Nigeria

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2023
This study which is a prospective cross-sectional survey ascertained the distribution of bacterial and fungal external eye infections among children attending the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. Owerri comprises Owerri Municipal, Owerri West and Owerri North Local Government Areas.
Chukwuoha Chigozie Mary, Dongo John Adele, Esenwah Emmanuel Chukwudi   +2 more
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Fungal infection of the eyes of the snake Epicrates chenchria maurus: Enucleation under Halothane narcosis

Journal of Small Animal Practice, 1973
ABSTRACTIn a rainbow boa (Epicrates chenchria maurus) an affection of the spectacle of the eyes caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum is described for the first time. Enucleation was performed under premedication of Hypnodil and inhalation anesthesia with tracheal intubation, using Halothane.Résumé.
P, Zwart, M A, Verwer, G A, De Vries, E J, Hermanides-Nijhof EJ+HERMANIDESAANIJHOF, H W, De Vries HW+DEVRIES   +4 more
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[Diagnostics of fungal infections of the eye and of its adnexa].

Mycoses, 2007
The spectrum of fungal infections of the eye and of its adnexa is presented with respect to their clinical pictures as well as to their laboratory diagnostic monitoring. The various types of localisation are different in their symptomatologies, in their risk factors and in their aetiology.
W, Behrens-Baumann, J, Müller
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Report of the Eye Bank Association of America Medical Advisory Board Subcommittee on Fungal Infection After Corneal Transplantation

Cornea, 2013
To investigate the incidence of fungal infections after corneal transplantation to determine whether storage media supplementation with an antifungal should be considered.Adverse reactions reported to the Eye Bank Association of America through the online adverse reaction reporting system between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2010, were reviewed to
Anthony J, Aldave, Jennifer, DeMatteo, David B, Glasser, Elmer Y, Tu, Bernardino, Iliakis, Michael L, Nordlund, Jachin, Misko, David D, Verdier, Fei, Yu   +8 more
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Fungal feeding-line infections: beware the eyes and teeth.

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1995
Twenty-four fungal feeding-line infections occurred in 17 patients during 1984-1992. Thirteen were receiving long-term home parenteral feeding and, in them, the first infection occurred after a median of 30 months (range 1-120) continuous feeding with a line that had been in situ for a median of 20 months (range 1-37).
J M, Nightingale, A J, Simpson, H M, Towler, J E, Lennard-Jones   +3 more
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Exposure to fungal infection decreases eye size in the zooplankton, Daphnia

Journal of Plankton Research
Abstract Immune responses can be energetically expensive and subject to trade-offs. Prior work on the freshwater zooplankton, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, demonstrated an association between eye size and infection, leading to questions about whether investment in eyes trades off against investment in immunity.
Patrick J Wilson, Carla E Cáceres, Tara E Stewart Merrill   +2 more
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