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Update on the management of fungal keratitis

International Ophthalmology, 2021
The aim of this article is to introduce the recent advance on the studies of fungal keratitis published over past 5 years.We performed literature review of articles published on PubMed, Google Scholar, CNKI and Web of Science relevant to the diagnosis, pathogenesis and novel treatment of fungal keratitis.Excessive inflammation can lead to stromal ...
Jing-Xiang Zhong, Lian Liu, Qi Shi, Xiao-Yuan Sha   +3 more
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Pichia anomala Fungal Keratitis

Cornea, 2008
To report a case of fungal keratitis of the eye caused by Pichia anomala in a patient with systemic lupus erythematous and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.This was a retrospective chart review.A 50-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with ocular pain of 4-day duration. Culture of corneal scrapings was positive for P. anomala. Clinically,
Eui-Sang Chung, Kyung-Ah Park, Tae-Young Chung, Kyeon Ahn   +3 more
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Topical Ketoconazole for Fungal Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1985
Six patients (five men and one woman, 19 to 57 years old) with laboratory-proven fungal corneal infections were successfully treated with topical ketoconazole, a synthetic imidazole derivative. No signs of progression of the corneal infection were seen after the antifungal therapy was initiated. The clinical signs of corneal infection disappeared after
Marco A. Torres, Humberto Cavazos-Adame, Jesus Mohamed, Luis A. Martinez   +3 more
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Contact lens-related fungal keratitis

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2020
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Cheung, N.N., Cheng, Y.Y.Y., Duinen, S.G. van, Houbraken, J., Verweij, P.E., Gooskens, J.   +5 more
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Laboratory Diagnosis in Fungal Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1968
The rising incidence of fungal keratitis during the past decade and the need for early diagnosis in initiating prompt therapy has been well documented in recent years.1*" To aid in early recognition of this disease, Kaufman and Woods,4 as well as others,5 have described certain clinical features which tend to characterize a corneal lesion as a mycotic ...
Robert R. Sexton, Louis A. Wilson
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Recurrent Fungal Keratitis and Endophthalmitis

Cornea, 2000
To report a case of recurrent fungal sclerokeratitis and endophthalmitis with a very successful outcome due to aggressive combined surgical and medical therapy. To discuss the management of this potentially devastating infection.A 65-year-old man presented with 6 months of left eye redness and irritation after injury from organic matter propelled from ...
Eduardo C. Alfonso, Judy C. Liu, Ming X. Wang, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, David J. Shen, Richard K. Forster   +5 more
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Fungal keratitis in Saudi Arabia

Documenta Ophthalmologica, 1992
We studied a total of 27 cases of fungal keratitis is Saudi Arabia. History of trauma was found in 9 patients, and previous use of topical steroids in 6 patients. In the majority of patients the onset of the disease was in fall and spring. The most frequent cause of fungal keratitis was found to be Aspergillus spp., and these were isolated from 11 ...
Khalid F. Tabbara, Kathleen A. Byrne, Samir H. Khairallah   +2 more
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Treatment of Experimental Fungal Keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1965
Several excellent reviews 10,11,26,39,42 and case reports 4,5,21,24,27 have emphasized the difficulty in treatment of mycotic keratitis and the aggravating effects of some antibiotics 20,33,41 and steroids 1,4,20,28,40 on these infections. The various forms of chemotherapy have included amphotericin B with debridement, 4,5,13 30% sodium sulfacetamide ...
George S. Kobayashi, Richard B. Oglesby, Eliot L. Berson   +2 more
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Inflammatory Response to Fungal Keratitis

The Ocular Surface, 2005
Ocular fungal infections occur worldwide and are important contributors to vision loss. While many aspects of the microbe and host interaction involved in fungal keratitis remain undefined, two aspects known to affect susceptibility are disruption of the epithelial barrier and immunosuppression of the host.
Bradley M. Mitchell, Kirk R. Wilhelmus
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Climatology of Dematiaceous Fungal Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005
To explore how seasonal climate patterns may influence the epidemiology of human keratomycosis.Retrospective ecological study.The seasonality of 52 episodes of dematiaceous fungal keratitis occurring along the Gulf of Mexico from 1972 to 2004 was examined.
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